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You want to build a more diverse organization, but how will you shift your hiring practices? Learn the playbook from the world’s top talent executives and the global leader in diversity recruiting. 

Hiring for Diversity: The Guide to Building an Inclusive and Equitable Organization brings together the most cutting-edge practices for implementing a diversity hiring strategy that leaves your organization with a comprehensive view and an actionable plan.  

Using the author’s research-backed Equal Hiring Index ® and work with hundreds of leading employers, the book offers readers the most actionable examples of the policies and practices that inclusive hiring leaders employ today. You’ll learn: 

  • How to take stock of your existing hiring and retention practices to identify the most urgent and high impact opportunities 
  • Where to enact tactical changes to your hiring practices and policies that will reduce bias and improve accessibility  
  • How to develop a comprehensive diversity sourcing strategy by building a holistic understanding of underrepresented communities  
  • How to shift the mindset and behavior of people in your organization to collectively advance your diversity hiring efforts 
  • How to measure your progress and report your impact in your diversity hiring  

Perfect for human resources professionals, managers, executives, and board members, and existing and aspiring leaders passionate about diversity, Hiring for Diversity will also earn a prominent spot on the bookshelves of anyone interested in making the company they work in more inclusive, fair, and equitable. 

Table of Contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. A NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES
    1. ACCESSIBILITY FOR THIS BOOK
    2. OPEN-SOURCED RESOURCES FROM THIS BOOK
  5. FOREWORD
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER 1: Setting the Stage: Going from Intent to Impact
    1. WHY THE TIME IS NOW
    2. WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
    3. COMING TOGETHER TO WRITE THIS BOOK
    4. HOW TO MOBILIZE CHANGE USING THIS BOOK
    5. REFERENCES
  8. CHAPTER 2: Building Your Diversity Hiring Vision, Goals, and Reporting
    1. WHY DIVERSITY GOAL-SETTING, STRATEGY, AND REPORTING MATTERS
    2. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    3. REFERENCES
  9. CHAPTER 3: Understanding Underrepresented Job Seekers
    1. WORKING PARENTS
    2. OLDER AND EXPERIENCED WORKERS
    3. REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
    4. LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
    5. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
    6. VETERANS
    7. FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
    8. BLACK COMMUNITY
    9. HISPANIC AND LATINX COMMUNITY
    10. INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
    11. WOMEN
    12. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
    13. REFERENCES
    14. WORKING PARENTS
    15. OLDER AND EXPERIENCED WORKERS
    16. REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
    17. LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
    18. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
    19. VETERANS
    20. FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
    21. BLACK COMMUNITY
    22. HISPANIC AND LATINX COMMUNITY
    23. INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
    24. WOMEN
    25. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
  10. CHAPTER 4: Designing an Inclusive Brand and Candidate Experience
    1. WHY AN INCLUSIVE BRAND MATTERS
    2. ASSESSING THE INCLUSIVITY OF YOUR BRAND AND COMMUNICATION
    3. COMMUNICATING AN INCLUSIVE BRAND IDENTITY
    4. COMMUNICATING YOUR DIVERSITY EFFORTS AND MAKING YOUR EQUITABLE HIRING PRACTICES TRANSPARENT
    5. SHARING STORIES AND TESTIMONIALS FROM YOUR PEOPLE
    6. SHOWCASING IMAGERY OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
    7. EXTENDING YOUR INCLUSIVE BRAND TO OTHER MEDIA
    8. ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY FOR CANDIDATES
    9. DEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE
    10. LISTEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND GATHER FEEDBACK
    11. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    12. REFERENCES
  11. CHAPTER 5: Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions and Candidate Communication
    1. WHY INCLUSIVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CANDIDATE COMMUNICATION MATTER
    2. ASSESSING THE INCLUSIVITY OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS
    3. WRITING MORE INCLUSIVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS
    4. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    5. REFERENCES
  12. CHAPTER 6: Diversity Sourcing
    1. UNDERSTANDING WHY DIVERSITY SOURCING MATTERS
    2. RETHINK YOUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY SOURCING
    3. ASSESSING WHERE YOU ARE WITH DIVERSITY SOURCING
    4. DEVELOPING A ROLE-SPECIFIC DIVERSITY SOURCING STRATEGY
    5. TACTICS TO APPLY FOR DIVERSITY SOURCING
    6. USE TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE DIVERSITY CANDIDATE SOURCING
    7. ENGAGE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS IN DIVERSITY SOURCING AND REFERRALS
    8. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    9. REFERENCES
  13. CHAPTER 7: Minimizing Selection Bias
    1. WHY MINIMIZING SELECTION BIAS MATTERS
    2. ASSESSING WHERE YOU HAVE BIAS IN THE SELECTION PROCESS
    3. HOW TO MINIMIZE CANDIDATE SELECTION BIAS
    4. ANONYMIZING CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    5. TRAINING YOUR TEAM AND STRUCTURING YOUR PROCESS TO REDUCE BIAS
    6. USING OBJECTIVE HIRING ASSESSMENTS
    7. BUILDING AWARENESS TO PERSONALLY ADDRESS BIAS
    8. ADDRESSING BIAS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND RISKS WITH AI
    9. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    10. REFERENCES
  14. CHAPTER 8: Developing Fair Interviews
    1. WHY FAIR INTERVIEWS MATTER
    2. ASSESSING HOW FAIR AND STRUCTURED YOUR INTERVIEWS ARE
    3. HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR INTERVIEW PROCESS
    4. FAIRLY EVALUATING CANDIDATES
    5. ENSURING DIVERSE INTERVIEW PANELS
    6. CHANGING DYNAMICS FOR INCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
    7. REENGAGING CANDIDATES FOR FEEDBACK AFTER INTERVIEWS
    8. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    9. REFERENCES
  15. CHAPTER 9: Ensuring Equitable Job Offers
    1. UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM OF PAY EQUITY
    2. UNDERSTANDING THE GENDER PAY GAP
    3. UNDERSTANDING THE RACIAL PAY GAP
    4. PAY EQUITY FACING OTHER COMMUNITIES
    5. WHY EQUITABLE JOB OFFERS MATTER
    6. ASSESSING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT PAY INEQUALITIES
    7. PERFORMING PAY EQUITY AUDITS
    8. HOW TO ENSURE EQUITABLE JOB OFFERS
    9. HOW TO HANDLE JOB OFFER NEGOTIATIONS
    10. SUSTAIN AND MONITOR YOUR PAY EQUITY PRACTICES
    11. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    12. REFERENCES
  16. CHAPTER 10: Empowering and Advancing Underrepresented Team Members
    1. WHY DIVERSITY DEPENDS ON INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS
    2. CULTURAL CHALLENGES WITH INCLUSION
    3. ASSESSING YOUR DIVERSITY RETENTION STRATEGY
    4. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
    5. REFERENCES
  17. CHAPTER 11: Mobilizing Your Organization in Diversity Hiring
    1. THE NEW MINDSET OF LEADERS IN ADVANCING DIVERSITY
    2. EMPOWERING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO LEAD IN DIVERSITY HIRING
    3. EMBRACING DIVERSITY IN WHAT YOU DELIVER AS AN ORGANIZATION
    4. FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPACT
  18. WORDS OF WISDOM FROM LEADERS ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY
  19. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  20. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
    1. ARTHUR WOODS
    2. SUSANNA THARAKAN
  21. INDEX
  22. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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