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How to Make Diversity & Inclusion a Priority in

Your Job Hunt

Diversity and inclusion make a happier workforce, boost creativity and innovation, as well as improve employees’ decision-making. A diverse
workforce that focuses on making employees feel included is extremely important. Recruiters are unlikely to admit that they struggle to hire,
retain, and promote talent. Here is how to make diversity and inclusion a priority in your job hunt.

Carefully Scrutinize Job search for it online, including LinkedIn. Identify who the Company
Descriptions Look at their backgrounds for things Works With
like education, experience, culture, and
Be sure to scrutinize job descriptions. Bias can geography to see how these pieces might The people one associates themselves with
often be found in them, both implicitly and impact the company’s direction. can say a lot about them — and the same is
explicitly. Pay attention and keep an eye out true for companies.That is, the organizations,
for off-putting and troublesome terminology. Look at Reviews initiatives, and causes that a company
Also, compare similar job descriptions engages with can tell you about its values.
between companies you’re interested in. Sites such as Glassdoor and Indeed
Check out different roles within a company offer platforms for employees to speak For example, if you learn that the company
you’re interested in and compare the out either for or against the company in you have an interview with partners with
language across various job listings. Doing so question.While it’s best not to base an entire an organization that supports Black
will help you identify patterns in tone and give company’s reputation on a single review, an entrepreneurs, you know that it takes an active
you clues about the company culture. overwhelming amount of reviews with similar interest in supporting people of color, which
opinions is an important factor to consider in may be a big plus sign for you.
Review the Company’s your job hunt.
Employees Specifically, looking for incidents of workplace

Find out who’s on the leadership team at the discrimination can help inform your decision
company.This information is often available on whether the company is truly holding up to
on the company’s website, but you can also the standards they have in place.

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