Posts tagged "hiring for diversity"

The most difficult challenge in scaling a tech company is finding the right people, which is why it is important to hire for competencies.

The job descriptions business leaders have spent years refining have been thrown out during COVID-19. So, are they gone for good?

When hiring for a growing startup, it can be hard to choose the right person, so we asked Goterra's head of people to share her learnings.

Despite hiring freezes caused by the COVID-19 economic downturn, the time was right for diversity-focused recruitment startup DivTal to launch.

Many women of colour have been in environments where their story, journey or unique intersectional experiences have not been given a platform to be heard.

In this Q&A, Bring Me Home founder Jane Kou talks about why diversity drives business growth and how White women can support women of colour at work.

You can imagine Olympia Yarger’s disappointment when her job ad for a head engineer received 200 applications, but not one from a woman.

In this Q&A, Lynn Dang talks intersectionality in recruitment, the importance of being your authentic self and the pursuit of work-life integration.

Writing a strong job ad is an effective way to reel in the strongest prospective candidates. Here are six things to consider.

Few things are as effective as recruitment ads in setting everyone involved up for disappointment.

When you focus on hiring processes that prioritise merit, coachability and attitude, and consciously remove unconscious bias, diversity is a by-product.

So, let’s keep tracking our traditional diversity numbers, but also recognise it’s about more than gender and have a look at behaviour.