How to increase diversity through your recruitment practices

Abstract

Increasing the diversity of an organisation's workforce is a primary concern for many businesses with the realisation that it can bring significant competitive advantage. The challenge lies in how organisations can best do this. This article highlights a pragmatic guide as to how organisations can increase their diversity through their recruitment practices through activities such as: market research into your potential recruitment pool; building a business case to influence line managers and other stakeholders as to the need to recruit for diversity; using a variety of communication channels to reach your target candidates; and rewarding employees when they successfully increase diversity through recruitment.

Citation

Tipper, J. (2004), "How to increase diversity through your recruitment practices", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 158-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850410542392