How to Develop and Execute an Effective Diversity Recruiting Strategy

With greater awareness of the systemic hurdles that deny some groups of people a job, the need for a diversity recruiting strategy to level the playing field intensifies. Up to87% of respondents in a Diversity in the Workplace Job Seeker Survey indicate that leaders find diversity recruiting to be vital.

And employees agree too, with 82% of them saying that diversity is part of an ideal workplace. With this information in mind, you might be wondering which actions have a lasting impact and which ones are mere tokenism. 

Let’s start by defining a diversity recruiting strategy, then discuss the way to create and implement an effective one, and the best practices and tools to adopt:

What Is a Diversity Recruiting Strategy?

A diversity recruiting strategy is the sum of tasks, goals, success metrics and other actions laid out in an effort to attract, evaluate and hire diverse groups of talent … Read more

The 6 Best HR Books Every HR Professional Should Read

Anyone searching for the best HR books faces a mountain of “best of” lists. The challenge is knowing which really are the best human resources reads and which are simply lists of books about HR.

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First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do DifferentlyGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’tHR From the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human ResourcesStart With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take ActionThe HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources ProfessionalsWork Rules!: Insights From Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and LeadSSR’s Picks:HR From the Heart: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Building the People Side of Great BusinessDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Amazon is no help. In the field of human resources, there are more than 60,000 titles. Add “best HR … Read more