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Hiring for Diversity

Name: Hiring for Diversity
ISBN: 9781119800903

by Arthur Woods, Susanna Tharakan, Jennifer Brown

August 2021

Intermediate to advanced

304 pages

7h 13m

English

Wiley

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COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
A NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES
ACCESSIBILITY FOR THIS BOOKOPEN-SOURCED RESOURCES FROM THIS BOOK
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: Setting the Stage: Going from Intent to Impact
WHY THE TIME IS NOWWHAT NEEDS TO CHANGECOMING TOGETHER TO WRITE THIS BOOKHOW TO MOBILIZE CHANGE USING THIS BOOKREFERENCES
CHAPTER 2: Building Your Diversity Hiring Vision, Goals, and Reporting
WHY DIVERSITY GOAL-SETTING, STRATEGY, AND REPORTING MATTERSFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 3: Understanding Underrepresented Job Seekers
WORKING PARENTSOLDER AND EXPERIENCED WORKERSREFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTSLGBTQ+ COMMUNITYPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESVETERANSFORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALSBLACK COMMUNITYHISPANIC AND LATINX COMMUNITYINDIGENOUS AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITYWOMENASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITYREFERENCESWORKING PARENTSOLDER AND EXPERIENCED WORKERSREFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTSLGBTQ+ COMMUNITYPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESVETERANSFORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALSBLACK COMMUNITYHISPANIC AND LATINX COMMUNITYINDIGENOUS AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITYWOMENASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 4: Designing an Inclusive Brand and Candidate Experience
WHY AN INCLUSIVE BRAND MATTERSASSESSING THE INCLUSIVITY OF YOUR BRAND AND COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATING AN INCLUSIVE BRAND IDENTITYCOMMUNICATING YOUR DIVERSITY EFFORTS AND MAKING YOUR EQUITABLE HIRING PRACTICES TRANSPARENTSHARING STORIES AND TESTIMONIALS FROM YOUR PEOPLESHOWCASING IMAGERY OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIESEXTENDING YOUR INCLUSIVE BRAND TO OTHER MEDIAENSURING ACCESSIBILITY FOR CANDIDATESDEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCELISTEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND GATHER FEEDBACKFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES

CHAPTER 5: Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions and Candidate Communication
WHY INCLUSIVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CANDIDATE COMMUNICATION MATTERASSESSING THE INCLUSIVITY OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTIONSWRITING MORE INCLUSIVE JOB DESCRIPTIONSFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 6: Diversity Sourcing
UNDERSTANDING WHY DIVERSITY SOURCING MATTERSRETHINK YOUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY SOURCINGASSESSING WHERE YOU ARE WITH DIVERSITY SOURCINGDEVELOPING A ROLE-SPECIFIC DIVERSITY SOURCING STRATEGYTACTICS TO APPLY FOR DIVERSITY SOURCINGUSE TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE DIVERSITY CANDIDATE SOURCINGENGAGE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS IN DIVERSITY SOURCING AND REFERRALSFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 7: Minimizing Selection Bias
WHY MINIMIZING SELECTION BIAS MATTERSASSESSING WHERE YOU HAVE BIAS IN THE SELECTION PROCESSHOW TO MINIMIZE CANDIDATE SELECTION BIASANONYMIZING CANDIDATE INFORMATIONTRAINING YOUR TEAM AND STRUCTURING YOUR PROCESS TO REDUCE BIASUSING OBJECTIVE HIRING ASSESSMENTSBUILDING AWARENESS TO PERSONALLY ADDRESS BIASADDRESSING BIAS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND RISKS WITH AIFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 8: Developing Fair Interviews
WHY FAIR INTERVIEWS MATTERASSESSING HOW FAIR AND STRUCTURED YOUR INTERVIEWS AREHOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR INTERVIEW PROCESSFAIRLY EVALUATING CANDIDATESENSURING DIVERSE INTERVIEW PANELSCHANGING DYNAMICS FOR INCLUSIVE INTERVIEWSREENGAGING CANDIDATES FOR FEEDBACK AFTER INTERVIEWSFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 9: Ensuring Equitable Job Offers
UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM OF PAY EQUITYUNDERSTANDING THE GENDER PAY GAPUNDERSTANDING THE RACIAL PAY GAPPAY EQUITY FACING OTHER COMMUNITIESWHY EQUITABLE JOB OFFERS MATTERASSESSING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT PAY INEQUALITIESPERFORMING PAY EQUITY AUDITSHOW TO ENSURE EQUITABLE JOB OFFERSHOW TO HANDLE JOB OFFER NEGOTIATIONSSUSTAIN AND MONITOR YOUR PAY EQUITY PRACTICESFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 10: Empowering and Advancing Underrepresented Team Members
WHY DIVERSITY DEPENDS ON INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONSCULTURAL CHALLENGES WITH INCLUSIONASSESSING YOUR DIVERSITY RETENTION STRATEGYFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACTREFERENCES
CHAPTER 11: Mobilizing Your Organization in Diversity Hiring
THE NEW MINDSET OF LEADERS IN ADVANCING DIVERSITYEMPOWERING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO LEAD IN DIVERSITY HIRINGEMBRACING DIVERSITY IN WHAT YOU DELIVER AS AN ORGANIZATIONFIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM LEADERS ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ARTHUR WOODSSUSANNA THARAKAN
INDEX
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

Overview

You want to build a more diverse organization, but how will you shift your hiring practices? Learn the playbook from the world’s top talent executives and the global leader in diversity recruiting.

Hiring for Diversity: The Guide to Building an Inclusive and Equitable Organization brings together the most cutting-edge practices for implementing a diversity hiring strategy that leaves your organization with a comprehensive view and an actionable plan.

Using the author’s research-backed Equal Hiring Index ® and work with hundreds of leading employers, the book offers readers the most actionable examples of the policies and practices that inclusive hiring leaders employ today. You’ll learn:

How to take stock of your existing hiring and retention practices to identify the most urgent and high impact opportunities
Where to enact tactical changes to your hiring practices and policies that will reduce bias and improve accessibility
How to develop a comprehensive diversity sourcing strategy by building a holistic understanding of underrepresented communities
How to shift the mindset and behavior of people in your organization to collectively advance your diversity hiring efforts
How to measure your progress and report your impact in your diversity hiring

Perfect for human resources professionals, managers, executives, and board members, and existing and aspiring leaders passionate about diversity, Hiring for Diversity will also earn a prominent spot on the bookshelves of anyone interested in making the company they work in more inclusive, fair, and equitable.

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