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The Business Case for Removing Gender Bias From Job Ads

Rally Recruitment Marketing

One way to help ensure your job ads engage a more diverse candidate pool is to be mindful of the language that’s used in job descriptions. How does gendered language impact the success of your job ads? That means that reducing gender bias isn’t just the right thing to do, but it also makes good business sense.

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Is there bias in job descriptions? Google believes there is!

Talvista

They will either attract or detract women to a job through job descriptions. Thinknum Media recently activated a “gender decoder” and used it to analyze job descriptions. These job descriptions were posted from Google’s various companies. A great starting point is to improve job description.

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Journalism CV Tips: How To Write A Journalist CV + Example

Purple CV

There were 110,000 UK journalists in 2021, compared to 61,100 in 2011, reportedly. Mention your qualifications and hard skills: Some will likely be more relevant for the role than others, so tailor them to the job description. A career in journalism is increasingly popular, according to Statista. Don’t: Lie on a CV – ever.

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5 Recruitment News Stories to Keep You in the Know This Week – 3rd October 2016

Social Talent

Despite repeated efforts to highlight the results of our hiring practices, the Department of Labor relies on a narrow and flawed statistical analysis relating to three job descriptions from 2010 to 2011.” Job Vacancies in the UK are dropping. Advertised salaries also rose for the first time in 5 years since August.

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Attracting the Perfect Candidate through Social Media

Leoforce

In fact, research from the Aberdeen Group indicates that 73 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds found their last job through social media. Stay on top of current trends in your industry and add your company’s voice to the conversation!

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How to Win When Your Candidate is Your Customer

SmartRecruiters

Since joining in 2011, Emily has worked her way up the LinkedIn ladder, from senior recruiter to her directorial role, and gleaned an intimate look at the company’s brand, values, and social purpose along the way. “We Our recruiters spend time with candidates to understand what their motivators are,” says Campana.

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How to optimize your hiring process

Devskiller

Research from Bersin by Deloitte Talent Acquisition Factbook 2015 reports that it takes “an average of 52 days to fill an open position, up from 48 days in 2011”. Split test your job descriptions. A good job description should encourage matching candidates to apply and simultaneously discourage others from doing so.

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