Prejudice in the hiring system is in no way a new phenomenon. Cases wherein a company chose to terminate an employee that worked with them for over a decade or decided against hiring a candidate with special needs has raised an important question for recruiters. Is the current hiring process ethically right? If enough people analyse the truth behind the allegations made over the years in a majority of the companies, the answer to the question would be simple. To make sure you follow the best recruitment metrics , here are a few tips that could help avoid biases in your recruitment standards: Be accepting of diversity Diversity is a term that encompasses more than just culture. The candidates you interview on a daily basis have extreme natures and talents, allowing you to choose from varying potentials. Many recruiters are set in their ways wherein talents with specific characteristics are more sought after. However, the key is to be accepting and encourage diversity by building a te...