Remove gender coded language and pronouns. A gender neutral or gender inclusive pronoun is a pronoun which does not associate a gender like he or she with the individual who is being discussed. You will also want to look at descriptors in your job posting that tend to be associated with mas...
In a hiring market where competition for talent is fierce, companies can't afford to overlook the importance of job ad language. To make meaningful progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, organizations must focus on the beginning of the employee journey and examine ...
Using gendered language or phrases in a job description can discourage certain people from applying. For example, notice how Sprout Social uses second-person point of view to refer to candidates in a job posting. And if you’re referring to a customer to a coworker, you might unintentionally...
To keep diversity central in your recruiting efforts, writing your job postings with inclusive language is important, but it’s only a starting place. Saying you encourage diverse candidates to apply to your open roles is one thing, but actually attracting a diverse candidate pool requires a lot...
Using gender-neutral language Gender-neutral language is key. In fact, it’s a very good starting point to begin your organization's inclusivity journey, and it may be just as important for your personal development in your daily life. ...
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In order to build a diverse workforce for a retail organization it is imperative that HR management writes an initial job posting that does not use language which is discriminatory or offensive. This will limit your potential candidate pool and possibly scare off candidates from diverse backgrounds...
“Insider language is a quick way to make someone else feel like an outsider, but if you’re not watching out for it, acronyms and ‘company speak’ will inevitably creep into your job descriptions,” says HubSpot’s Hannah Fleishman.“When in doubt, assume the candidate doesn’t ...
Jan and Kelley had to make lots of changes because their language was not accessible. It was interesting that the Australian researchers were not familiar with the term ‘co-production’ which is used very widely in UK. And sadly, other than Kelley and Jan, no one knew the meaning of ...
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