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7 Examples of Racial Bias in Job Descriptions

Ongig

Racial bias in job descriptions can be unconscious, but it happens quite often. Here are 7 examples of racial bias Ongig’s Text Analyzer finds when scanning our clients’ job descriptions. There are some obvious and not so obvious phrases that cause racial bias against Black candidates in job descriptions.

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Where Company Culture and Hiring Intersect

Employment Technologies

According to Fortune magazine, in an economy where job seekers have multiple options, workplace culture becomes a vital component of the staffing equation. For context, let’s review three key data points from a survey of nearly 2,000 job seekers on what they most value in a job search. Do they know their hiring status?

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5 Tips for Recruiting More Women in Leadership Roles

Ongig

Fortune magazine reported in May that the number of female CEOs “has hit a new high” , with 37 of the companies on 2020’s Fortun e 500 list being led by female CEOs. Another way to focus on hiring more women in the C-suite is to remove masculine words from your job descriptions. competitive. Why I Wrote This.

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What to Look for When Hiring Creatives

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Magazine describes curiosity as a “Swiss Army knife” that can help you build customer relationships, solve problems, get ahead of industry trends, and more, and we’d have to agree. Stop relying on resumes as your primary screening tool. Creative professionals can be a massive asset due to their spirit of curiosity.

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5 Storytelling Steps to Transform Your Career Site

Ongig

Afterall, most people are unlikely to: Open a book or magazine if it has no title. For your career site, I recommend that your call-to-action to candidates be to “find” or “search” for a job (i.e. job search). We’re on a mission to transform job pages to get you more attention and engagement.

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Candidate selection tips for effective tech recruitment

Devskiller

Have a clearly defined job description Refine your candidate selection process Implement pre employment assessments Fast-track top candidates Promote your employer branding Look to reskill employees in-house Expand your talent-pool. Clearly defined job description. Fortune magazine via Glassdoor.

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7 Strategies for Infusing DEI into Recruitment and Onboarding

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Also, by having a diverse group of staff members involved in the job description development and interviewing processes, you will reflect the value you place on diversity and may increase the likelihood of attracting a diverse set of candidates. Vet job descriptions to remove bias.