Korn Ferry, a consulting firm that specializes in employee engagement, offers good advice on how to address 4 common diversity and inclusion challenges related to recruiting, hiring and retaining diverse talent. (Full disclosure: AAMC has been a Korn Ferry client).
- Challenge 1: Sourcing
- Challenge 2: Selection
- Challenge 3: Attraction
- Challenge 4: Retention
I want to highlight the solutions to #1 here: sourcing qualified candidates. Korn Ferry suggests that organizations can build a more diverse talent pipeline by:
- Making job ads more inclusive
- Broadening your referral pool
- Sourcing from different talent pools
- Finding qualified female candidates through return-to-work programs
- Sponsoring a networking group
- Starting a diverse internship program
If your organization is seeking to broaden your talent pool, consider posting open positions on AAMC CareerConnect, where there are special packages that can help you reach a collection of veteran-oriented and diversity-oriented talent networks.------------------------------
Janet Stiles
Sr. Director, Member Engagement & AAMC CareerConnect
Association of American Medical Colleges
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