From Education To Innovation: Fort Worth Business Owner Seeks To Erase Hiring Bias Virtually

Arlington TX

11 March, 2022

5:38 PM

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By Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report March 10, 2022 Allison Silveus feels as if she lives in two different worlds. In one, there's Fort Worth — a growing, family-friendly city she calls home. In the other, there's Silicon Valley — a community that is forward-looking and innovative, where she works remotely as a consultant for companies developing training with virtual reality. Silveus, 39, is developing her own technology through her company Unbent to redefine how companies conduct the hiring process. The technology allows a company to conduct interviews in a virtual office using virtual reality. The aim is to detect bias in the hiring process. With years of experience in higher education and an eye toward innovation, Silveus wants Fort Worth to challenge assumptions and identify technology that could bring innovation and change to the workplace. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.