How to get hiring managers on board with your DEI strategy
Hiring managers are a vital component of any talent acquisition strategy. But while they might be strong at identifying rising talent, hiring managers aren’t often given the right training or understanding as to how their decisions shape your organisation’s DEI strategy. But when your hiring managers are all aligned with why diversity and inclusion is […]
How to create an inclusive hiring experience for LGBTQIA+ applicants
According to EU data, one in five LGBTQIA+ experienced discrimination at work in 2019. Transgender applicants are over twice as likely to experience discrimination in the hiring process compared to cisgender candidates. In the US, 25% of employees haven’t disclosed their gender identity or sexual orientation to anyone at work. “Organisations should strive to make […]
Why targeting certain people won’t improve inclusion
When you’re trying to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation, it’s often tempting to start with recruiting for where your biggest representation gaps are. But recruiting to improve your workforce composition can be a slow process — especially if you’re struggling to reach the right groups of candidates through your usual channels. And while […]
How Develop Diverse helps your employer branding stand out while staying inclusive
When you’re looking for a new hire, your employer branding can play a huge role in whether a candidate decides to apply for your role or not. So naturally, that makes it critical for you to show your organisation at its very best. It’s your unique selling points, your secret sauce — it’s what makes […]
How to create a more inclusive hiring experience for applicants from ethnically marginalised groups
The talent acquisition process is often a daunting experience for folks from ethnically marginalised groups. Even before your candidate gets into the interview room, they’ve had to navigate assumptions about their name, location, education, and many other details that relate to their individual identity. Once they get into the interview room, they experience a whole […]
How to create an inclusive hiring experience for applicants with disabilities
For people with disabilities, there are barriers to inclusion everywhere. Sometimes they’re physical barriers, like not being able to get into buildings or facilities. But a lot of the time, people with disabilities experience attitudinal, communication, policy, transportation, and social barriers, too. In the workplace, both of these often exist simultaneously, often without organisations realising […]
How to Build a Neurodiverse Workplace? (Strategies and Tips)
Building a workplace that prioritizes a neurodiverse friendly environment is not just the right thing to do, it’s a strategic move that unlocks a wider talent pool and encourages a culture of innovation and growth. So, how to build a neurodiverse workplace? Build a neurodiverse workplace by creating inclusive hiring practices (clear job postings, multiple […]
Don’t use ChatGPT to write your job adverts. Study on Its Biasness
ChatGPT has found itself in the eye of a media storm recently. With stories seeing the tool being used from anything to crafting airline complaint emails to business presentations, and writing books, it seems that the uses are endless for the AI-based platform’s ability to simplify some of the most mundane tasks. For time-pressed recruitment […]
How Develop Diverse avoids AI bias
We’ve all heard the horror stories about AI. It should sound like something from a movie, but from self-driving cars running over civilians to facial recognition technology wrongly classifying world-class athletes as criminals, most of us approach AI with a huge pinch of caution. But as AI increasingly becomes part of the way we operate […]
Why unconscious bias training alone can’t fix your diversity and inclusion issues
When organisations get started with their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy, their first port of call is usually unconscious bias training. It’s a totally logical place to start — because we all need knowledge to help us understand what causes bias at work, and how to be more inclusive towards others. The problem is, […]
