Clifford Chance Introduces ‘CV Blind’ Policy in Graduate Recruitment

The magic circle firm will tackle Oxbridge bias with changes that will withhold information about candidates’ university and schooling background from interviewers at the final interview stage, it has been reported.

The decision to adopt a ‘CV blind policy’ aims to ensure the law firm recruits the top talent from across the country and from a wide range of backgrounds; not just those who have undergone an independent school and/or the Oxbridge university education.

Staff involved in the final assessment stage of the recruitment process will only be given the names of the candidates. In the preceding stages, the firm will also whittle down prospective interviewees by scoring applicants based on all types of work experience they have done – not just experience related to the legal sector.

Clifford Chance look to encourage diversity in the applications it receives and in its annual recruitment with this tactic. 

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