Priyanka Jain: How to make applying for jobs less painful
Priyanka Jain: Sådan bliver jobsøgning mindre pinefuld
Priyanka Jain heads up product for pymetrics, an NYC-based startup that uses neuroscience and AI to make hiring more diverse and effective. Full bio
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digital experiences of our time.
oplevelser i vor tid.
really isn't much better.
er ikke meget bedre.
is broken on many fronts.
kender det, fungerer ikke
using various methods in the past year
det seneste år
from the employer.
noget fra arbejdsgiveren.
it's not much better.
det ikke meget bedre
bliver fyret eller siger op
of starting their jobs.
af deres ansættelse.
than we have unemployed people,
end arbejdsløse i USA,
that we have a problem.
tydeligt problem
is a single piece of paper: the résumé.
enkelt stykke papir: CV'et.
some useful pieces in it:
vigtig information:
computer skills,
IT-evner,
what they have the potential to do
the opportunity to do in the past.
er blevet udlevet
where jobs are coming online
hvor de job der opslås på nettet
has done in the past,
folk har lavet tidligere,
to match people to the jobs of the future.
til de rette jobs i fremtiden.
can be really helpful.
kan være til stor hjælp
that algorithms have gotten pretty good
that same technology
denne teknologi
that we're really well-suited for?
vi matcher godt?
sounds a little bit scary,
lyder lidt skræmmende,
of someone's future success in a job,
kandidats fremtidige jobsucces
a multimeasure test.
really aren't anything new,
and writing reports.
og rapportskrivning.
about really what the traits are
hvilke egenskaber den bedste ansøger
them a good fit for a job?
to clap when the circle is red
når cirklen er rød
after a red circle appears.
når en rød cirkel vises.
to be 100 percent sure.
til at være 100% sikker.
even though you're not supposed to.
selvom det ikke er meningen.
this isn't like a standardized test
som en standardiseret test,
and some people aren't.
og andre ikke kan.
the fit between your characteristics
matchet mellem dine talenter
good a certain job.
til et givent job
and you never clap on the green,
sent på rød og aldrig på grøn,
and high in restraint.
og højt i tilbageholdenhed.
great students, great test-takers,
til at studere og tage tests,
and sometimes clap on green,
og nogle gange på grøn,
you're more impulsive and creative,
mere impulsiv og kreativ
salespeople often embody these traits.
ofte besidder disse talenter.
go through neuroscience exercises
neurovidenskabelige øvelser
those top performers unique.
gør dem i toppen unikke.
who might be best suited for that job.
der sandsynligvis er bedst.
there's a danger in this.
måske en risiko
is not the most diverse
er ikke så alsidigt,
based on current top performers,
baseret på de dygtigste i job,
the biases that already exist?
i gamle mønstre?
an algorithm based on top performing CEOs
på de dygtigste topchefer
(de største amerikanske virksomheder)
a white man named John than any woman.
end der totalt set er kvinder.
of who's in those roles right now.
der har disse jobs nu.
a really interesting opportunity.
en interessant mulighed.
that are more equitable
der er mere retfærdige
have ever been.
nogensinde har været.
into production has been pretested
any gender or ethnicity.
køn og etnicitet
that's being overfavored,
gruppe favoriseres,
until that's no longer true.
så dette ikke sker.
characteristics
de naturlige talenter,
a good fit for a job,
et godt match,
classism, sexism, ageism --
race, køn, klasse og alder -
shouldn't just be used
skal ikke bare bruges
or new favorite Justin Bieber song.
eller favoritsang med Justin Bieber.
the power of technology
teknologiens kraft
on what we should be doing
hvad vi burde lave
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Priyanka Jain - TechnologistPriyanka Jain heads up product for pymetrics, an NYC-based startup that uses neuroscience and AI to make hiring more diverse and effective.
Why you should listen
Passionate about using technology to create a fairer workplace and global economy, Priyanka Jain is a spokesperson for the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up Campaign, Chair of the Acumen Fund's Junior Council and on the Innovation Board for the XPrize Foundation. She received her B.S. from Stanford University, where she was President of Stanford Women in Business and one of 12 Mayfield Entrepreneurship Fellows. Her previous experience includes internships at IBM Watson, Shift Technologies, Canvas Ventures and the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. Outside of work, she loves playing tennis and eating anything covered in dark chocolate.
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