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Diversity Hiring: importance, strategies, mistakes, & laws [2022]

Recruiting Blogs

Have you ever heard of the term "diversity or inclusive hiring"? But what makes hiring for diversity one of the most powerful recruiting techniques out there? What Is Diversity and Inclusive Hiring? Why Is Diversity Hiring Important? Hiring for diversity plays a massive role for both HR professionals and the company.

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The October Jobs Report: Why You Need A Focused Approach to Hiring Talent 

Hireology

With a national unemployment rate of 6.9%, we continue to inch closer to pre-pandemic levels of employment, and have made it back to the level of unemployment that we saw two to three years after the 2008 recession. Additionally, the amount of people unemployed for 15 to 26 weeks decreased by 2.3 million to 2.6 million individuals.

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Leveraging Technology to Hire the Right Talent in Today’s Crisis

Ideal

This makes elements of the hiring process much easily accessible from any device to attract diverse talent. Faster Screening. For HR professionals , going through job applications is the most time-consuming part of the screening process. The option to work remotely is an important benefit in the eyes of several candidates.

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An Impending Recession Looms over Recruiters Minds

WizardSourcer

The Great Recession of 2008, caused by the failure of major investment banks like Lehman Brothers, resulted in a significant drop of 5.1% in the United States’ GDP, leading to the loss of 8.7 million jobs within 18 months. How can Independent Recruiters Prepare for a Possible Recession?

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ChatGPT & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: A Guide

PowerToFly

But what are ChatGPT's implications regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging ( DEIB )? Still, as individuals in charge of innovative projects, all were interested in the tool and its potential benefits. Two sides of the same coin The benefits and drawbacks of ChatGPT and other AI tools are two sides of the same coin.

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California’s New Law Opens the Boardroom Door to More Women, But Why Now?

SmartRecruiters

According to the most recent diversity reports from SV’s biggest tech firms, w omen account for 24.5 A number of European countries have already acknowledged the benefits of more female leadership roles. Norway lead the charge in 2008 by requiring companies to have at least 40 percent female directors or face possible dissolution.

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10 Recruitment Buzzwords and their Meanings

Ongig

For example, in 2023, organizations have used AI in recruiting to perform automated candidate screening, video interview analysis, intelligent job matching, and bias detection. Impact on hiring Artificial intelligence has benefits for the entire recruitment process. This trend started during the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009.