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November 5, 2020 - In the Arena

Machine Learning Removes Bias from Algorithms and the Hiring Process

At the premiere Machine Learning Conference (MLConf), November 6, 2020, Arena Analytics’ Chief Data Scientist Patrick Hagerty will unveil a cutting edge technique that removes 92%-99% of latent bias from algorithmic models. If undetected and unchecked, algorithms can learn, automate,…

October 5, 2020 - In the Arena

COVID-19 is Changing the Applicant Pool

Over the past five years, the vast majority of applicants to healthcare systems and senior living providers have been using smart phones when they apply for jobs. Only about 37% of all applicants were using a desktop or laptop. That…

October 2, 2020 - In the Arena

How to attract, evaluate, and retain non-traditional applicants

Mike Rodis, retired CHRO of Sunrise Senior Living and member of Arena Analytics‘ Advisory Board, led a ZoomRoom on “Leveraging Pandemic-Related Unemployment.” [Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference, 9-24-20] “Covid-19 has been the catalyst for many changes in the marketplace and…

September 17, 2018 - A[i]rena

Meet the Team Series — Cyrus David edition

When considering a new job, people wonder, “Who will I work with? How will I be able to grow with them? Do I want to work with them?” We have designed our interview process to help answer these questions among…

July 19, 2018 - A[i]rena

A post-mortem at Arena

A problem that led to an innovation An accidental deploymentOne morning, one of our engineers intended to deploy code to our stagingenvironment, but chose an incorrect build plan and deployed it to the production environment. The deployed code came from an older branch…

November 13, 2017 - A[i]rena

Responsible Data Science

Why we Need Ethics in Industry By Niels Bantilan As someone who came into the tech industry from the public health field, I feel like I naturally seek purpose and social impact in my work. What does this mean to me…