No Background Check or Resume Needed? Sign Me Up!

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Imagine being offered a job on a first come first serve basis without needing a resume, and in some cases, a background check. This is what “open hiring” is in a nutshell. PennyGem’s Johana Restrepo has more.

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00:04 Imagine being offered a job on a first-come, first-served basis without needing a resume,

00:09 and in some cases, a background check. This is what open hiring is in a nutshell.

00:15 The traditional hiring process often excludes low-skill, entry-level workers who may have

00:21 been previously incarcerated, homeless, or have disabilities, and can also leave out those who

00:26 are older than 50, a minority, and so on. Open hiring is believed to have been started by

00:32 Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York. Anyone can sign up for a job at the bakery, and if a position

00:38 opens up, people will be hired to start immediately, according to CNBC. Next Avenue reports that

00:45 industries that rely on people who can be trained while doing the job can really benefit from this.

00:51 Organizations must have a consistent accountability system in place for their new hires to address

00:57 any performance problems. These can be related to transportation, child care, or mental health.

01:04 Open hiring allows employers and employees to be solution-driven by focusing on the things

01:10 they're struggling with now, not their past. This hiring model allows anyone who is willing,

01:16 and able to work, to fill a position.

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