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5 Tips for Recruiting Diversity in Engineering

Ongig

There has been a lack of diversity in engineering for years, and many companies are focusing on how to tackle this issue. We found 5 tips to help guide your recruiting diversity in tech efforts. Along with revamping programming language, creating bias-free job descriptions is key to inclusive hiring in tech.

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8 of My Favorite Articles About Writing Job Descriptions

Ongig

I’ve written what I hope you find useful content on job descriptions. Here are my favorite articles on job descriptions. I list them in order of when they were published (more recent first): 8 Awesome Articles about Writing Job Descriptions. The Trouble with IT Job Descriptions.

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 How to deal with ageism in the workplace

Ongig

And it usually happens during hiring, promotion, and during social events like: Ageism in the workplace can manifest in various subtle and overt ways, like: Job ads that use terms like “young,” “recent graduate,” or “energetic” subtly indicate a preference for younger employees.

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Eliminating Bias from Hiring [Neurodiversity Virtual Event Recap]

Ongig

On October 14th I attended the Neurodiversity Rising — Eliminating Bias in Hiring virtual conference hosted by Neurodiversity in the Workplace (NITW). Here are some informational nuggets that you might find useful for neurodiversity hiring. The speakers focused on using skills based hiring to remove: racial bias in hiring.

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Why Women Aren’t Applying to Your Jobs

Glassdoor for Employers

Not only do women face lower pay, they also face lower odds of internal promotions or receiving a job offer , according to Bloomberg. Fostering a culture of gender diversity isn’t just good for women, though–it’s good for men, and it’s good for business. Gender-diverse teams are better able to serve diverse clientele.

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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? Here’s how to do it.

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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 that fact finally worked to his advantage when he spoke with Microsoft about a software engineering job. Microsoft, realizing the untapped skills and knowledge of so many neurodiverse individuals, was actively looking to open their roles to this talent pool—and hired Christopher. However, things are changing.

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