"When interviewing job applicants for a position, hiring managers sometimes prepare by picturing their ideal candidate for the role, a strategy that can be problematic for a hiring manager striving to increase diversity in their workplace, Han said. Such an exercise makes the hiring manager more likely to dismiss job applicants who do not fit the hiring manager’s mental image of their ideal candidate but who would do well in the position.
Instead, hiring managers should take a few moments to picture a wide range of individuals who could perform well in the position. “I’m not telling you to lower your expectations but broaden them,” Han said. Another way that people can use visualization techniques to help overcome unconscious bias is by making an effort to look at pictures of individuals who counter stereotypes, like women and minorities working in STEM fields."
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