Inclusive Interviewing

his Inclusive Interviewing guide provides practical, research-informed strategies to help organizations build more equitable, consistent, and bias-aware hiring processes across the full interview cycle. It covers inclusive recruiting practices, standardized and structured interviewing, and the use of behavioral and competency-based interview questions to more fairly assess candidate qualifications and potential. The guide also offers clear guidance on identifying, addressing, and mitigating common forms of bias such as confirmation bias, availability bias, and implicit stereotyping, along with tools like bias checklists, reflection questions, and interview rubrics. Designed for hiring managers, recruiters, and interview panels, the guide emphasizes inclusive interview teams, unconscious bias training, and data-driven evaluation methods to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes in talent acquisition and selection decisions.