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Tips to generating great feedback questions

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Tips to generating great feedback questions

Great processes require constant reflection and adjustment which is driven by feedback. Feedback, in turn, requires great questions, as...

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The secret to optimizing candidate screening

Melissa Dobbins

Nov 216 min read

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...

The formula for COMPELLING diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

Melissa Dobbins

Oct 304 min read

The formula for COMPELLING diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

“How do we create truly compelling goals?” Good question. The formula is simple: goals must be CLEAR , MEASURABLE , COMPELLING , and...

Melissa Dobbins

Oct 93 min read

Tricks to creating effective job titles

Before candidates decide if they are going to click apply, before they grow excited reading the job description, before their interest is...

Shifting the privilege conversation to empower change

Melissa Dobbins

Oct 24 min read

Shifting the privilege conversation to empower change

“The talk.” A phrase that usually evokes an immediate response. Often it brings up memories of that very awkward conversation with a...

Using panels to remove bias from the hiring process

Melissa Dobbins

Sep 114 min read

Using panels to remove bias from the hiring process

Career.Place was hiring. We wanted someone who was passionate about our mission of promoting and creating equitable hiring practices....

Ethical conundrum of beauty and gender-norm biases

Melissa Dobbins

Aug 283 min read

Ethical conundrum of beauty and gender-norm biases

How deep do biases go? Some, like gender norms, are so ingrained in our culture, we don't realize we are conforming. What can we do to stop?

Three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool

Melissa Dobbins

Aug 214 min read

Three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool

Diversify at the source: three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool While diversity challenges don’t always stem from the...

Melissa Dobbins

Aug 74 min read

Tips for evaluating candidate sources

For many, diversifying your workforce starts at the source. The more diversity in the candidate pool applying for your job, the more...

Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring

Melissa Dobbins

Jul 105 min read

Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring

As part of their effort to plan 2020 content, the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), a nonprofit consortium dedicated to...

Melissa Dobbins

Jun 253 min read

Establishing Meaningful Metrics

Picking the right metrics to track is a skill with a huge payoff. The right selection will prove the value of the initiative, align it to...

Avoid mistakes by learning from the past

Melissa Dobbins

May 282 min read

Avoid mistakes by learning from the past

This may come as a shock, but this initiative is probably not the first in your organization. This may be the first D&I initiative or the...

Creating job descriptions that excite, not bore

Melissa Dobbins

Apr 175 min read

Creating job descriptions that excite, not bore

For many candidates, job descriptions are the first window into an organization – it is where they first taste what the organization is...

Driving DEI support through ROI – how to measure success

Melissa Dobbins

Apr 47 min read

Driving DEI support through ROI – how to measure success

Return on Investment, or ROI, is one of the most fundamental calculations behind business decisions. Often times, ROI dictates which...

Influencing DEI beyond Talent Acquisition

Melissa Dobbins

Mar 264 min read

Influencing DEI beyond Talent Acquisition

DEI impact does not stop when a candidate is hired. I know what you’re thinking – of course that’s true, especially as most of the...

Melissa Dobbins

Mar 206 min read

Tour of the common resume biases

Resumes. One little document that serves to capture a professional lifetime of achievement and experience. With six seconds review time...

Inclusion Tips for Candidates during Interviews (Part 2 of 2)

Melissa Dobbins

Feb 295 min read

Inclusion Tips for Candidates during Interviews (Part 2 of 2)

In addition to all the details leading up to and around the onsite and/or virtual interviews, there are plenty of opportunities to create...

Inclusion Tips on Preparing Candidates for Interviews (Part 1 of 2)

Melissa Dobbins

Feb 215 min read

Inclusion Tips on Preparing Candidates for Interviews (Part 1 of 2)

The latter stages of the hiring process, which include steps like virtual and/or onsite interviews, assessments, meet and greets, etc.,...

Melissa Dobbins

Jan 243 min read

DEI wisdom from the art of Improv

“Yes, and …” This is one of the fundamental pillars of improv, the origin of so many of our greatest comedic personalities. Improv, short...

What to do when there is no diversity in your candidate slate

Melissa Dobbins

Jan 173 min read

What to do when there is no diversity in your candidate slate

You’ve done everything you can – expanded your active and passive sourcing, removed every extraneous requirement, added generous...

Tis the season – gifts, appreciation, and inclusion

Melissa Dobbins

Dec 13, 20233 min read

Tis the season – gifts, appreciation, and inclusion

For many organizations and managers, this is the season to show appreciation. With the spirit of the holidays, under the distracting buzz...