One topic I didn't know about before reading these chapters was blind hiring. Corporations, small businesses, and other types of organizations have picked up on the concept of anonymous auditions with a trend called blind hiring , which focuses managers on an applicant's job skills and performance rather than on educational credentials, appearance, or prior experience. Some companies don't even ask for rsums, and managers in other companies are using a variety of new tools to help them avoid potential bias.These can clear rsums of information that might contain cues that bias readers, such as an applicant's name, gender, alma mater, or other identifying data. Some companies use voice modulation software to make it impossible to discern the gender of an applicant during a phone interview. With blind hiring, usually asked to complete a project or assignment that relates to the type of work they will be doing if hired then the best candidate's submission would secure the open position