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Why dropping college degree requirements isn’t actually working

HRExecutive

Nearly half of employers say they are dropping college degree requirements for some of their roles, and nearly three-quarters of organizations note they are moving to skills-based hiring. The firm relapses because it never actually changed its hiring processes.” percentage points, on average. . percentage points, on average.

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4 Honest Questions and Answers About Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Goodhire

Editor’s Note: GoodHire is a proud supporter of fair hiring practices, which includes efforts to include people of color in the workforce through diversity and inclusion programs that give those with criminal records a fair chance at employment. Gender-diverse companies are 15% more likely to outperform. . of Google’s.

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Can HR really fix organisations’ diversity problems?

cipHR

The growing strength of the Black Lives Matter movement has thrown the spotlight on instances of racism and a lack of inclusion at organisations around the world. Most HR practitioners would agree there is a long way to go to tackle racism and inclusion both in workplaces and within the profession itself.

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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

Corporate America, and indeed companies around the globe, are increasingly evaluating their hiring practices and overall diversity and inclusion policies to ensure they are playing a positive role in addressing and eliminating systemic racism. What Exactly are Fair Chance Laws?

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How to Make Your Recruiting Inclusive

Workforce Opportunity Services

according to Pew Research Center. At the same time, religious diversity is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years and millennials, the most racially diverse adult generation to date, already make up the majority of the U.S. So what does inclusive recruitment look like? labor force.

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20 questions to ask in a corporate culture audit

ThoughtFarmer

Diversity and inclusion initiatives. A culture audit can be a long and comprehensive process, which is why some organizations hire a third party to assist them. Are there specific diversity and inclusion policies ? This is why a culture audit is a good idea. . What Is Culture? Company stories and interactions.

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4 Fair Chance Hiring Laws that Affect Job Descriptions

Ongig

To regulate how “justice-involved” people are treated during hiring, various fair chance hiring laws require employers to treat them fairly. These so-called ‘ban the box’ laws seek to give formerly incarcerated people a fair chance at applying for (and being hired for) jobs. What is fair chance hiring?