Re:Ask: How are you approaching diversity at your workplace?
by Bucephalus355 on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @06:44PM
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Making sure we’re tackling “classism” and not just “racism”.
A lot of times this means focusing on people who don’t have college degrees (or recruiting directly at community college), speaking to local activists and anti-poverty groups, and making an effort to hire not as many referrals (who will often be of the same socioeconomic class/status).
The biggest part though is making sure 10% of our roles are explicitly entry level no experience needed, or sometimes just trivial experience (like 1 year working in an office environment).
A lot of times this means focusing on people who don’t have college degrees (or recruiting directly at community college), speaking to local activists and anti-poverty groups, and making an effort to hire not as many referrals (who will often be of the same socioeconomic class/status).
The biggest part though is making sure 10% of our roles are explicitly entry level no experience needed, or sometimes just trivial experience (like 1 year working in an office environment).