If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what your always got.
What is your recruitment process like? How does this process encourage (or discourage) diversity?
Research has shown even the words used to describe the role affect who applies for the role - often subconsciously by the applicants.
I want to share an interesting approach for hiring I have recently seen. *Bias warning:* I saw this example because of a personal connection to the employer. I am trying to promote discussion NOT the specific job ad.
My IT consulting company is starting its search for our next awesome team member.
However! I'm doing things very differently. I want to find a person, and mould the role to them, rather than create a role and find a person to squeeze into it! The upsides of being a small Kiwi company.
For more information, check out the blog post I wrote on the topic, then drop me a line!
https://prodigi.nz/blog/hiring
Does this style of hiring appeal to you?
