Inclusive Hiring

Definition

A recruitment philosophy intentionally removing barriers and expanding candidate pools to include underrepresented groups, sometimes implemented superficially for optics.

Example Usage

Our inclusive hiring initiatives now include removing educational requirements for certain roles and recruiting from non-traditional talent sources.

Origin

Emerged as a concept in the 2010s within diversity and inclusion movements.

Fun Fact

Inclusive hiring starts well but often stalls at the unconscious bias stage of interviews where gut feel overrides structured evaluation.

Source: Diversity and inclusion terminology

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