Priyanka Jain: How to make applying for jobs less painful
Priyanka Jain: Cómo hacer que solicitar trabajo sea menos doloroso
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.
experiencias digitales hoy en día.
really isn't much better.
de hecho, no es mucho mejor.
is broken on many fronts.
está dañada en varios frentes.
using various methods in the past year
usando varios métodos el año pasado
from the employer.
del empleador.
it's not much better.
no es mucho mejor.
of starting their jobs.
que desempleados,
than we have unemployed people,
that we have a problem.
que hay un problema.
is a single piece of paper: the résumé.
está en un papel: el currículum.
some useful pieces in it:
aptitud informática,
computer skills,
what they have the potential to do
en qué tienen potencial
the opportunity to do in the past.
la oportunidad de mostrar antes.
where jobs are coming online
con trabajos online
que nadie tiene,
has done in the past,
en el pasado,
con los trabajos del futuro.
to match people to the jobs of the future.
que la tecnología puede ser muy útil.
can be really helpful.
que los algoritmos han mejorado
that algorithms have gotten pretty good
that same technology
esa tecnología
that we're really well-suited for?
para los que somos idóneos?
suena espeluznante,
sounds a little bit scary,
sobre el futuro éxito en un trabajo,
of someone's future success in a job,
a multimeasure test.
really aren't anything new,
y escribir informes.
and writing reports.
de alguien --
about really what the traits are
sobre los rasgos
them a good fit for a job?
calificado para un trabajo?
cuando el círculo se ponga rojo,
to clap when the circle is red
de ver un círculo rojo.
after a red circle appears.
para estar 100 % seguro.
to be 100 percent sure.
y se supone que no debes hacerlo.
even though you're not supposed to.
no es una prueba estandarizada
this isn't like a standardized test
y otros no.
and some people aren't.
cómo encajan tus características
the fit between your characteristics
para cierto trabajo.
good a certain job.
en rojo pero nunca en verde,
and you never clap on the green,
and high in restraint.
de atención y control.
a ser buenos estudiantes, en pruebas,
great students, great test-takers,
and sometimes clap on green,
y algunas veces en verde,
más impulsivo y creativo,
you're more impulsive and creative,
de alto nivel a menudo tienen este rasgo.
salespeople often embody these traits.
un cargo hagan ejercicios de neurociencia
go through neuroscience exercises
lo que los hace únicos.
those top performers unique.
who might be best suited for that job.
que pueda que sean los más indicados.
que existe un riesgo en esto.
there's a danger in this.
is not the most diverse
no es el más diverso
basado en los mejores rendimientos,
based on current top performers,
los sesgos que ya existen?
the biases that already exist?
an algorithm based on top performing CEOs
un algoritmo basado en los mejores CEO
como equipo de entrenamiento,
blanco llamado John que a una mujer.
a white man named John than any woman.
of who's in those roles right now.
está en esos cargos ahora.
una oportunidad muy interesante.
a really interesting opportunity.
that are more equitable
los humanos hayan podido ser.
have ever been.
into production has been pretested
ha sido previamente examinado
any gender or ethnicity.
a ningún género o etnia.
that's being overfavored,
que es favorecida,
el algoritmo hasta que cambie ese valor.
until that's no longer true.
en las características innatas
characteristics
un buen candidato,
a good fit for a job,
classism, sexism, ageism --
por raza, clase, sexo, o edad --
shouldn't just be used
no solo deberían usarse
or new favorite Justin Bieber song.
de películas o canción de Justin Bieber.
the power of technology
el poder de la tecnología
de lo que deberíamos hacer
on what we should be doing
a mayor profundidad.
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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