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 How to deal with ageism in the workplace

Ongig

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported 195,958 age discrimination charges between 2013-2022 According to AARP, 41% of older job seekers were asked—either on an application or in a job interview—to provide their birth date, graduation date(s), or other age-related information. Assess your diversity strategies.

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External Assessment Tools: Part Four of a Five Part Series on Recruiting

Applicant Manager

Today, we’ll be looking at some of the assessment tools available to us when our search for talent takes us outside the organization. When putting candidates through the assessment process, having the right tools is critical for employers. For so long, the only tool at our disposal was the interview. Applicant Tracking Systems.

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5 Tips for Recruiting Diversity in Engineering

Ongig

Along with revamping programming language, creating bias-free job descriptions is key to inclusive hiring in tech. Here are 2 examples: The screenshot below shows a Data Scientist job description using the word “blacklisting” which is considered exclusionary to people of color in tech.

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Eliminating Bias from Hiring [Neurodiversity Virtual Event Recap]

Ongig

provide an objective assessment and measurable data. Many of the over 1,500 attendees asked questions about how neurodivergents should prepare for interviews. For example, someone with autism may not perform well in interviews but excel in a project designed around “real life” tasks for a job.

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7 Tips for Creating the Perfect Remote Job Description

Ongig

If you want to hire great staff, the first step is to write effective job descriptions. When hiring for remote roles, you’ll need to tailor your remote job description to attract the best remote talent. How do you optimize your remote job description? Use a searchable (and unique) job title that stands out.

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4 Tips for Creating a Hiring Process That’s More Accessible to Autistic Talent — and Why You Should

Linkedin Talent Blog

But two years and more than 600 job applications later, Pauley was still looking. He didn’t have the communications skills and social agility that would allow him to ace the interview process. But that fact finally worked to his advantage when he spoke with Microsoft about a software engineering job. Christopher is autistic.

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The Top 10 Dumbest Hiring Mistakes Smart People Make

Jeff Rothman

Over the past 40 years, I’ve interviewed over 10,000 people for hundreds of different jobs, from entry-level to CEO. Too many interviewers overvalue the candidate’s appearance, affability, assertiveness and how articulate the person is. Then put them in priority order and get everyone on the interviewing team to agree.

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