Major employers sign up to name-blind recruitment

BBC, the NHS, HSBC and Deloitte are some of the organisations to agree to remove names when selecting for interview

Several high-profile organisations have agreed to use name-blind recruitment in an effort to eliminate bias against minorities.

The Civil Service, Teach First, HSBC, Deloitte, Virgin Money, KPMG, BBC, the NHS and learndirect have all signed up, with David Cameron launching the programme on 26 October.

Deloitte, Virgin Money and KPMG have specifically agreed to recruit for graduate and apprentice roles without knowing names in order to ward against discrimination of individuals with, in the words of Cameron, “ethnic-sounding names”. Additionally, all positions advertised through NHS Jobs and health service apprenticeships delivered through the National Careers Service will be subject to the new system.

It is hoped the practice will be spread further across the private sector as a result of being incorporated into CIPD training courses.

David Sproul, senior partner and chief executive of Deloitte UK, said that his organisation is "working hard to ensure that [its] talent pool is diverse and reflects the make-up of today’s society".

"We want to show that everyone can thrive, develop and succeed in our firm based on their talent, regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another," he said. "The introduction of name-blind recruitment processes and school- and university-blind interviews will help prevent unconscious bias and ensure that job offers are made on the basis of potential – not ethnicity, gender or past personal circumstance."

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