Closed AlannaBurke closed 6 years ago
I think this could be taken beyond job descriptions as well to the entire hiring process. The interview process, coding exercises vs take-home exercises vs paid trials and the impacts those have on diversity and inclusion efforts. As well as talking about networking and how to reach out to make sure there is a diverse applicant pool. Things to keep in mind when selecting applicants. Culture fit versus value add. Probably other bits too.
I did some digging for potential resources:
A quick run-down of the current tech job demographic landscape, and why the pipeline "problem" is a myth. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2017/03/29/429424/supply-diverse-workers-tech-silicon-valley-lacking-diversity/
A good write-up about the problems with culture fit. https://resources.workable.com/blog/company-culture-fit
This site has a big list of resources for hiring more women in tech. https://www.hiremorewomenintech.com/
This article outlines some common problems in job postings. https://medium.com/@fox/your-tech-job-posting-is-broken-heres-how-to-fix-it-6db06b9769cb
This article gives tips on creating processes for more inclusive recruiting. Has helpful resources at the end. https://medium.com/@s_m_i/lessons-in-inclusive-hiring-what-ive-learnt-d8501d8925d5
This is a really good "Application Decoder" for inclusive language: http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/
Potential survey questions (for ideas, not phrasing!):
Hi, going to close this for now. PLEASE reopen when we can get some traction and human energy behind it.
I'm addicted to Ask A Manager so every time i find a post related to diversity/inclusion i'm going to put it here!
1. Employee wants halal lunch options
3. I used a white-sounding name on my resume and got way more interviews
3. Colleagues joke about “hard to pronounce” foreign names
Just read an article this morning #3 here that made me think about how employers should address religious holidays in the workplaces (and how they shouldn't)
Let's start gathering ideas, resources, thoughts, and feedback about providing resources to companies for promoting diversity in job postings as well as the workforce in general. If you're interested or have any ideas, please post here!