3 Quick Recruiting Tips to Create More Equity in Interviewing [+Infographic included]

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What many recruiters, hiring leaders, and even organizations do not recognize is that within each company there are unwritten rules to interview success. And unless you know what those are you will continue to miss top talent. It is those unwritten rules that open yet another gateway to bias in your hiring process.

 Team JTC created an infographic to help: 3 Quick Recruiting Tips to Create More Equity in Interviewing.

 
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Tip #1: Ask (Yourself) These Courageous Questions. In addition to meeting the qualifications for the position, what does it really take to land a job at my company? In other words, what are the unwritten rules for success?”

Tip #2: Create an Interview Tip Sheet. Create a company approved one-pager tip sheet. Within it, consider including talking points for candidates regarding the top three unwritten rules for interview success.

Tip #3: Provide Candidate Coaching. Share the one-page tip sheet with all candidates prior to interviewing. Be willing to provide light coaching for candidates that have clarifying questions or want to unpack the unwritten rules for success.

Coaching helps qualified candidates to package and sell their skills better to your employer and because you work there, you know your employer. You know their biases, you know their rules, you know what they deem as a great candidate and a mediocre candidate. You can do your role to help qualified candidates navigate the unconscious bias in your hiring process and ultimately land a great job.

And remember, it is the candidate’s decision to not heed or implement the unwritten rules. Some candidates may opt out and instead go into the interview without the playbook. In context to this article, I am indifferent about which path candidates choose. The important part here is that the unwritten rules to interview success at your company offers an equitable and critical path to employment that may not have been forged otherwise.

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When you’re prepared, your candidate is prepared. That brings you one step closer to hiring success. Diversity recruiting goes beyond numbers. Diversity recruiting is about leadership.

 Join in on the conversation: How else can you be a leader and make the interview process more equitable?

 
 

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CJennifer Tardy