An August 2020 survey of professionals in the tech industry revealed that ** percent of POC tech employees thought that unconscious bias plays a major role in the interviewing and hiring process at their company. In comparison, only ** percent of white tech employees thought the same thing.
Original question: Do you think unconscious bias plays a major role in the
interviewing and hiring processes at your company?
In total, 81 percent of respondents were from North America.
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