Diversity in Recruitment
Most, if not all, companies have a diversity policy pertaining to recruitment. Legal requirements also tend to dictate how an organization approaches diversity in recruitment.
In this module, use the online library resources and the Internet to conduct research on the use and effectiveness of diversity policies in organizational recruitment efforts. Choose a company from the Internet or use a company that you currently work with or have previously worked with and answer the following questions:
- How does the diversity policy address Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations?
- What other standards are used?
- What information is collected during the recruitment and application process to ensure compliance?
- How could the policy be improved?
- Did you read any information that surprised you? If so, what was it?
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Diversity Recruitment
Introduction
Diversity recruitment is the process which companies seeks job applicants from different backgrounds to takes responsibility positions in the company. Reasons for diverse staffing are the existence of multi-talented multicultural employee, multicultural employees bring a unique perspective in the workplace, generates competitive environment, learning of different languages and culture as well as creativity and productivity (Kulik & Roberson, 2008).
Four Ways Corporation, where I used to work, address diversity recruitment through the company’s policies, training and compliance with the American Disability Act (Riccucci, 2018).
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