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4 Fair Chance Hiring Laws that Affect Job Descriptions

Ongig

These so-called ‘ban the box’ laws seek to give formerly incarcerated people a fair chance at applying for (and being hired for) jobs. When writing job descriptions, it’s important to know about your legal duties and risks. How the laws affect writing jobs descriptions. IMPACT ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

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Creating an Inclusive Landscape: Strategies for HR and Leadership

Recruiting Daily Advisor

SourceAmerica connects government customers and other organizations to a national network of nonprofits that creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Yet only 35% of them have jobs. More needs to be done to connect people with disabilities to job opportunities. What adjustments can be made to this process?

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Summer Hammons: Finding Her Way into Diversity, Equity, and Belonging

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Shortly after graduating college, she was offered an administrative assistant position with a nonprofit. Some of the things we have implemented include screening job descriptions for language bias and requiring diverse hiring teams. This ultimately turned into a full-time role, and Hammons never looked back.

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The Practical Guide to Hiring Candidates with Diverse Backgrounds

Vervoe

Change the language in your job descriptions. The way you write a job description sends certain signals that can unintentionally discourage diverse candidates from applying. Make your job descriptions gender-neutral to ensure you are recruiting a diverse pool of talented applicants.

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How LinkedIn’s Skills-Based Hiring Pilot Delivered Jobs to Workers Who Didn’t Meet Basic Qualifications

Linkedin Talent Blog

Through this innovative pilot program, the company has hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — two-plus years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focusing on skills rather than experience and education.

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Guest Blog: Four Flawed Recruiting Tactics To Avoid And What You Should Be Doing Instead

Ideal

Avoid Informal and Poorly Written Job Descriptions. It is easy and convenient to create a template for a specific type of job and only change small details; however, companies do not benefit from this. CIO mentioned some excellent ideas for conducting the entire interview and research process efficiently.

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How a New LinkedIn Hiring Initiative Takes 'Skills Not Schools' to Heart and Eliminates Basic Qualifications

Linkedin Talent Blog

Through this innovative pilot program, the company has hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — two-plus years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focusing on skills rather than experience and education.