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How Employers can Structure a Diversity Recruitment Program

Diversity recruiting is the process of attracting and hiring candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, and veteran status. It is important because it helps to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace, which can lead to improved employee morale, productivity, and innovation.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityNovember 6, 2023Diversity Recruitment, Diversity Recruitment Program, Diversity & Inclusion, diversity jobs, DEI, diversity managementComment

Taking Steps to Promote Access and Equity for National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2023

Each October, the US Department of Labor (DOL) recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month. For 2023, the DOL will be focusing on the theme of “advancing access and equity” for disabled professionals during this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month campaign.

While the celebrations in October are meant to raise awareness, employers should apply this awareness year-round with strategies for promoting access and equity within organizations to include professionals with disabilities in the workforce.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityOctober 16, 2023diversity management, Diversity & Inclusion, Disability in the workplace, Disability awarenessComment

Creating Accessibility during the Remote Interview Process

With the pandemic came a surge in remote interviews. As of 2022, many reports have declared that the remote format is the new mode of interviewing, allowing recruiters to reach a broader range of talent.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityFebruary 17, 2023Remote Interviews, Interview tips, interview questions, interview preparation, diversity managementComment

Profile: Cynthia Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks

The African-American CEO Transformed the Sports Franchise from “an Animal House” into a Fundamentally More Diverse and Inclusive Organization

How to Establish a Personal Plan for the New Year

Look to your personal well-being, meaningful relationships, and purposeful work to make changes in your life

Creating Office Party Inclusivity

Company holiday parties are great times for HR managers to build greater understanding and joy between diverse and mainstream professionals

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityDecember 11, 2019Office parties, Office party inclusivity, Holiday party, Inclusive Working Environment, Inclusive Workplace Culture, Inclusive behavior, Respectful workplace, Religious practices, holiday traditions, christmas parties, Winter celebration, Diversity of beliefs, Dietary Allowances, diversity management, diversity, InclusionComment

6 Benefits of Starting a Home Business in Retirement

Guest writer Carla Lopez explains how entrepreneurship for seniors can be the most rewarding part of their work lives.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityNovember 27, 2019Older workers, Older adults in the workplace, Seniors in tech, optimizing tech for seniors, Managing older adults in the workplace, Home business, Connecting generations, Retired, Retirement, Starting a home business in retirement, diversity management, diversity, Diversity Training, Diversity & Inclusion, InclusionComment

How to Address Equal Pay Issues in the Workplace

Working toward salary equity requires more than just workplace policies. It requires an acknowledgment of the issue, a change in processes, and a unified effort to fix it.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityJuly 24, 2019Gender Equality, Equal Pay, Women in the workplace, Women empowerment, Women Entrepreneurs, diversity management, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity policy, Gender Diversity, Gender Pay Gap, gender discrimination, Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination in the Workplace, gender-inclusive work environment

How Employers Can Advocate for LGBTx Equality in the Workplace

Advances in societal norms, behaviors, and laws have made the modern workplace the most hospitable in history for LGBTx employees. Many companies understand that diversity is a key part of their success and are consciously making workplaces more accepting to LGBTx individuals.

LGBTEmploy DiversityMay 23, 2019LGBT in the workplace, LGBTX Advocates, LGBTX advocates in the workplace, diversity management, Diversity programs, Inclusive Workplaces, Inclusive Working Environment, diversity and inclusion, Inclusion Training, Inclusion policy, Inclusive Workplace Culture