Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

Recruiting a More Diverse Workforce

Learning Objective 6

1. Explain how to create a more diverse workforce.

We saw in Chapter 2 that recruiting a diverse workforce isn’t just socially responsible. Given the rise in minority, older worker, and women candidates, it’s a necessity. Consultants McKinsey and Company found that employers it surveyed that had gender diversity outperformed those that did not by 15%. 126

The recruiting tools we described to this point are useful for minority applicants, too. However, diversity recruiting requires some special steps. 127 For example, Facebook is said to award its recruiters more points for hiring black, Hispanic, or female engineers. 128 Facebook also has its hiring managers interview at least one person ...