‘Blind hiring’ catching on in India: Experts

Blind hiring is a process of recruitment where the premium is on skills and abilities rather than on soft skills, culture-fit and factors like region and gender. 

“This method is slowly gaining ground in India, especially when a number of vacancies are to be filled and the role is at the entry level,” CIEL HR Services CEO Aditya Narayan Mishra said here.

However, he said mid to senior roles call for a good assessment of culture fit and the applicants want face to face interactions with their potential boss. 

“Given the impact a mid-level or a senior role produces in an organisation, it is important that the best get hired and the offered candidate has a realistic preview of the job. Hence, blind hiring is not practised for these roles yet,” he added. Making a similar point was TeamLease Services VP, Recruitment Services, Ajay Shah.