Recruit and Hire Diverse Staff

Recruit and Hire Diverse Staff

by Diversify Your Organization General

You need this if you want to: Diversify your talent pool and redesign your recruitment and selection practices.

Key activities conducted by the DEI specialist may include:

  • Define goals for recruitment and hiring so that staff reflect the backgrounds of communities or users served.
  • Review recruitment and hiring timelines and streamline application processes to reduce barriers for applicants. Expand recruitment efforts to increase outreach to candidates of color.
  • Review and revise hiring policies, practices and rubrics to make them more transparent, unbiased and inclusive (e.g., by training interviewers on mitigating bias).
  • Develop a standardized onboarding process that provides support to people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Consider deeper organizational changes necessary to become an employer of choice for diverse staff.

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Recruit and Hire Diverse Teachers and Leaders

Recruit and Hire Diverse Teachers and Leaders

by Diversify Your Organization Schools and School Systems

You need this if you want to: Diversify your talent pool and redesign your recruitment and selection practices.

Key activities conducted by the DEI specialist may include:

  • Define goals for recruitment and hiring so that teachers and leaders reflect the backgrounds of the students and communities served.
  • Review recruitment and hiring timelines and streamline application processes to reduce barriers for applicants. Expand recruitment efforts to increase outreach to candidates of color.
  • Review and revise hiring policies, practices and rubrics to make them more transparent, unbiased and inclusive (e.g., by training interviewers on mitigating bias).
  • Develop a standardized onboarding process that provides support to people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Consider deeper organizational changes necessary to become an employer of choice for diverse teachers and leaders.

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Develop and Resource Your Strategy

Develop and Resource Your Strategy

by Chart Your Path
You need this if you want to: Identify a set of goals, articulate a clear strategy to infuse DEI across the organization, and map out actions and resources needed for successful implementation. 

Key activities conducted by the DEI specialist may include:

  • Based on DEI assessment <add link to project>, identify and prioritize a set of actions your organization can take to build on strengths and address gaps.
  • Engage with board, leadership, staff and external stakeholders, as appropriate, to establish clear DEI goals.
  • Develop an implementation plan to achieve goals, including structures to further DEI work within the organization (e.g., designated person/committee to “own” DEI work).
  • Develop a budget to identify and allocate necessary resources.
  • Identify metrics and timeline to measure and track progress.

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