Relationship Hiring Is Real. So Is Its Bias Problem
As a contributor to Strategic, an online publication for communicators, this is where to find one of those articles.
The most powerful currency in hiring isn't your resume — it's who says your name when you're not in the room. In this article for Strategic, I look at why relationship hiring isn't going away, the bias it reproduces, and what it demands of both sides: hiring leaders who need to examine whose networks they're really drawing from and expand who they trust, and professionals working to build the relationships that open doors.