PrioritizeUnderstand the goal, the business need, the real-life possibility
You needYour hiring goalsYour prior recruiting metrics for the position100 positions, you want 10% diverse hires=10 hiresYou know that, in the past, you invite 1 in 10 applicants/sourced candidates to phone screen stage1 in 2 phone screens get invited back for interviews1 in 4 interviewed candidates get hired.To get your 10 diverse hires800 applicants =80 phone screens = 40 interviews =10 hires17 weeks of work! Not taking diversity into accountIs 800 diverse applicants realistic? Maybe. Probably not.
Analyze the talent market placeBureau of Labor StatisticsCollege graduation statisticsWanted Analytics, OrcaTalent Management SystemsCompensation surveys
What are the schools?The companies?OrganizationsWebsitesWho is already in your network?
Internal hiresYou don’t have a diversity problem; you have a PROMOTION problemFigure out bridge rolesSet up an internal career fair (assess skills, build resumes, offer guidance)Evangelize internallySet expectationsGet to know the third floor
Internal hiresYou don’t have a diversity problem; you have a PROMOTION problemFigure out bridge rolesSet up an internal career fair (assess skills, build resumes, offer guidance)Evangelize internallySet expectationsGet to know the third floor
Callibrate with managerUnderstand and discuss bias
Internal referrals – 27% of hiresDon’t waste your shot – you get one chance
Target CompaniesTitlesLocation
There is evidence of greater diversityIt’s certainly more visibleThe biggest reason: INFORMATION