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Make your job descriptions more gender-neutral

Leoforce

Make your job descriptions more gender-neutral. As we head into 2022, creating gender-neutral, inclusive job descriptions is one of the best ways to invite your ideal candidates to apply to join the team. Creating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace starts with the decision to make that goal a reality.

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5 Ways to Level Up Your Job Descriptions

Rally Recruitment Marketing

This shift is maybe most noticeable in the way that company career pages, and the job descriptions that are housed on those pages, have evolved. Gone are the days where an effective job description consisted of a paragraph or two describing the company, followed by a laundry list of role requirements.

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4 Best Practices For Diversity Sourcing | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

The following article discussing workforce diversity was originally published in October 2015. Higher revenue, better job performance, a more trusted employer brand, and an increased customer base are just a few of the benefits of a diverse workforce. Embrace Diversity in Your Culture and Brand.

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4 Tips To Eliminate Job Description Gender Bias and Improve Your Hiring

Vervoe

The benefits of gender diversity in the workplace are undeniable. Yet, an organization cannot achieve diversity if its job descriptions don’t set them up for success. Gender-biased vs. gender-neutral job descriptions. The impact of job description gender bias. Reduces workplace diversity.

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How Long Should a Job Description Be?

Ongig

The best-performing job descriptions are usually between 300-700 words. Give a clear job summary. Job seekers appreciate a concise and attention-grabbing paragraph in a “TL;DR” (too long; didn’t read) digital world. But did you know the length of your JD matters too? In most cases, “less is more.”

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8 Hiring Strategies for Workplace Diversity

Acara Solutions

Workplace diversity has become top-of-mind for organizations across the country. According to SHRM , diversity hiring is defined as when companies recruit individuals with a collective mixture of differences and similarities that include individual characteristics, values and beliefs, experiences, and backgrounds.

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3 Examples of Subtle Bias [in Job Descriptions]

Ongig

Subtle bias in job descriptions is more common than you think. And it deters diverse candidates from applying for your jobs. Here are 3 examples of subtle bias I find most often when editing job descriptions in Text Analyzer : 1. Here’s a job description with 83% masculine-coded words.