How to prioritize what really matters when hiring
Prioritization – it’s one of those terms that is often seen as synonymous with ‘compromise’. And when you hear ‘prioritize’ you may think...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 8
- 6 min
The secret to optimizing candidate screening
One of life’s most consistent, persistent, and common lessons is a variation of ‘practice makes perfect.’ From the time we are children...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Increasing diversity does not always require budget
Are your job descriptions inclusive? Sometimes, simply rewording them around the goal of the job can greatly improve diversity.
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Melissa Dobbins
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
Action Ideas to Fuel Actionable DEI Initiatives – Part 4
DEI Initiatives are only as good as the changes they drive. Great DEI initiatives have a measurable and sustainable impact on employee...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Oct 12, 2022
- 8 min
Engaging those with disabilities: From Awareness to Equitable Inclusion and beyond
Of all the facets and demographic ‘buckets’ of humanity that we address and engage through diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging...
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Blaine Phelps
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Inclusive Hiring Practices for Veterans
This webinar goes through various scenarios and possible misunderstandings that may occur - a must watch for...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jul 29, 2019
- 5 min
Five questions to ask when creating minimum ‘must have’ job requirements
Minimum ‘must have’ requirements are those skills, knowledge, experiences, traits, and abilities that candidates must have in order to do...
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Melissa Dobbins
- May 13, 2019
- 3 min
You think compliance is what now?
Compliance is ensuring all applicants are fairly and equally evaluated for a position, independent of their demographics.
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 25, 2019
- 4 min
Pre-Employment Assessments Can Reduce Bias & Discrimination and Enable Compliance
For every science-backed assessment that tests technical ability or gauges hard-to-spot soft skills and traits, there are many poorly concei
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Alexandra Desmond
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
The case for HR Departments being Change Agents
Time and again we see organizations being sued over bad decisions made about topics that - generally - fall under "employee relations"....
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Alexandra Desmond
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
Does Your Referral Program Risk Compliance?
Let me start with a personal experience: I was really passionate about a specific companies mission and really wanted to work for them. I...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jul 10, 2018
- 3 min
Is your hiring process open to those with disabilities?
Think about your current hiring process - from application to interview to offer. Maybe you’ve built in some timed assessments to put...
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