Many companies are just now starting to implement diversity recruitment programs. What are the first few steps a company should take when starting?
Listen in on what our panelists have to say.
Our Panelists…
| Name & LinkedIn Profile | Group | Title | Company |
| Christina Shareef | TA Leaders | Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Reddit, Inc. |
| Daniel Goyeneche | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Eze Castle Integration |
| Silke Olsen | TA Leaders | Recruiting Associate Director | Moss Adams |
| Simone Press | Recruiting LA | Whip Media Group | Whip Media Group |
Some of the attendees…
| Name & LinkedIn Profile | Group | Title | Company |
| Lauren Melson | Recruiting Atlanta | Campus Manager, Doctor Recruiting | Heartland Dental |
| Pam Rush | Recruiting Atlanta | Talent Acquisition Consultant | Assurant |
| Christine Williams | Recruiting Boston | Recruiter | Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston |
| Laurie Meninno | Recruiting Boston | Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Planet Pharma Contractor) | Lundbeck |
| JENNIFER ONEIL | Recruiting Boston | Talent Acquisition Manager | Forward Financing (previous) |
| Shaun McPartland | Recruiting Boston | Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition | Pyramid Hotel Group |
| Andy Pittaluga | Recruiting Boston | Technical Recruiter | Bose Corporation |
| Brittany McGuire | Recruiting Chicago | Recruiter | RXBAR |
| Elizabeth Lollock | Recruiting Chicago | Regional Vice President, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Gallagher |
| Kelly Esquivel | Recruiting Chicago | Sr. Recruiter | Avtex Solutions, LLC |
| Steven Rosenblum | Recruiting Chicago | Talent Acquisition and HR Operations Leader | Level 5 Partners |
| Sam Dumash | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Recruiter | FTI Consulting |
| Claudia Castaneda | Recruiting Chicago | Sr Talent Advisor | U.S. Cellular |
| Sarah Schaefer | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Recruiter | Fresenius Kabi USA |
| Shawn Watzka | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Recruiter | Inpatient Psych Solutions |
| Lisa Wrezel | Recruiting Chicago | Talent Acquisition Lead | Centric Consulting |
| Jay Fought | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Director, Recruiting | CME Group |
| Katie Stevens | Recruiting Chicago | Talent Acquisition Leader | GE Healthcare |
| Koli Donohue | Recruiting Chicago | Manager | Stillwater Architecture, LLC |
| Patrick Dillon | Recruiting Chicago | Manager, Corporate Recruiting and Talent (We're Hiring) | Strive Consulting, LLC |
| Eli K. | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Unknown |
| Susan Jayne | Recruiting Chicago | Experienced HireTax Recruiter -Contract for Deloitte | Deloitte |
| Antonia Ndi | Recruiting Dallas | Talent Acquisition Partner | Academic Partnerships |
| Mike Thomas | Recruiting DCBmore | Sr Recruiter | Eagle Hill Consulting |
| Krystan Silva | Recruiting DCBmore | Talent Acquisition Manager | Looking for Work |
| Laura Pawlak | Recruiting Denver | Talent Acquisition Specialist | Medtronic |
| Brenda Furst | Recruiting Denver | Recruiter | Starkey Hearing Technologies |
| Delaina Silva | Recruiting Denver | Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant | SDL plc |
| Joe Sorrow | Recruiting Denver | Talent Acquisition Partner | FullContact |
| Khadija Washington | Recruiting Houston | Senior Recruiter | Southwest Airlines |
| Vira Garcia | Recruiting Houston | Director of Recruiting | vcfo |
| Chris Bowen | Recruiting Houston | Senior Recruiter | Looking for Work |
| Crystal Crawford | Recruiting Houston | Talent Acquisition Partner | HighRadius |
| Nancy Genitempo | Recruiting Houston | Associate, Talent Acquisition Operations | Looking for Work |
| Russell Coats | Recruiting Houston | Talent Acquisition Lead | Fieldwood Energy LLC |
| Naveed Agha | Recruiting Houston | Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager, North America | BAKER HUGHES |
| Sam O. | Recruiting Houston | Sr. Recruiter/Advisor (Experienced Hires) | Cheniere Energy |
| Katrina Lopez | Recruiting LA | Talent Acquisition Manager | 24 Hour Home Care |
| Rawson Leavitt | Recruiting LA | Lead Technical Recruiter | TigerConnect |
| Nicholas Steinberg | Recruiting LA | Talent Acquisition Specialist | Bluebeam |
| Irene Mirs | Recruiting LA | Talent Acquisition Manager | LaserAway |
| Michelle McKnight | Recruiting LA | Senior Recruiter | Herbalife |
| Cindy Wong | Recruiting LA | Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist | Princess Cruises |
| Charles Carbajo | Recruiting LA | Talent Acquisition | Looking for Work |
| Bianca Medici | Recruiting LA | Talent Acquisition Manager | Havas Edge |
| Seth Hilgert | Recruiting Minneapolis | Director Talent Acquisition | American AgCredit |
| Dave Elliston | Recruiting Minneapolis | Senior Technology Recruiter | SPS Commerce |
| Gloria Ledebuhr | Recruiting Minneapolis | Recruiter | Tennant Company |
| Robert Reed | Recruiting Minneapolis | Lead Recruiter | Allianz |
| Maria Sather | Recruiting Minneapolis | Senior Recruiting Partner - Human Resources | NorthMarq Capital |
| Lauren Melton | Recruiting Nashville | Corporate Recruiter | Gresham Smith |
| Amanda Rochlen | Recruiting NYC | Campus Recruiter | Heartland Dental |
| Alexa Montane | Recruiting NYC | Talent Acquisition Partner | Realogy Holdings Corp. |
| Simone Epstein | Recruiting NYC | HR Manager | PX |
| Symone Williams | Recruiting NYC | Senior Associate - Engagement, Communications and Recruiting | New York Life Insurance Company |
| Syndhia Javier | Recruiting NYC | University Recruiter (HBCU) | Lyft |
| Jeslyn Xie | Recruiting NYC | Talent Acquisition Specialist | CI Investments |
| David Yi | Recruiting NYC | Technical Recruiter | FanDuel |
| Rachael Flores | Recruiting NYC | Director, Global University Relations & Diversity Recruitment | PVH Corp. |
| Le Nguyen | Recruiting Phoenix | Talent Acquisition | Travelers |
| Corrinne Wilsey | Recruiting Phoenix | Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion Outreach | Insight |
| Sherree Butterfield | Recruiting Phoenix | Corporate Recruiter | Liveops |
| Jen Norman | Recruiting Phoenix | Executive Leadership Recruiter | Oracle |
| Diane Redinger | Recruiting Portland | Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition | Altium |
| Heidi West | Recruiting Portland | Staffing Advisor | Sunquest Information Systems |
| Denise Jennings | Recruiting Portland | Corporate Recruiter | VTech |
| Carin Crowder | Recruiting Portland | Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant | Legacy Health |
| Marita Arevalo | Recruiting Seattle | Recruiter | Aegis Living |
| Tangi Tash | Recruiting Seattle | Technical Recruiter | The Walt Disney Company |
| Jenny Bastrom | Recruiting Seattle | Senior Recruiter / Sourcing Specialist | Washington State Department of Social and Health Services www.careers.wa.gov |
| Beth Kester-Warner | Recruiting Seattle | Global Manager, Recruiting & Sourcing | ExtraHop |
| Rasheeda Grant | Recruiting Seattle | Recruiter | Amazon |
| Arhonda Reyes | Recruiting Seattle | Senior Staffing and Recruiting Manager | SEKISUI Aerospace |
| Kathy Simmons | Recruiting Seattle | Technical Recruiter | Accenture |
| Sinda Allen | Recruiting SFBA | Senior Manager Global Talent Acquisition | Moogsoft |
| Susie Back | Recruiting SFBA | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Workday |
| Sydney Clark | Recruiting SFBA | University and Diversity Sourcer | Udemy |
| Melisa Medrano | Recruiting SFBA | Manager, Talent Acquisition | NGM Biopharmaceuticals |
| Griselda Dominguez | Recruiting SFBA | Sr. Technical Recruiter | Apple |
| Bridget Pratt | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Healthlink Advisors |
| Crystal Brown | TA Leaders | Senior RTA Partner, Americas Head of Resourcing & Talent Acquisition | BSI |
| Michael Martinolich | TA Leaders | Head of Global Recruiting | NERA Economic Consulting |
| Frank Han | TA Leaders | Vice President, Head of Talent Acquisition | OpenGov Inc. |
| Diane Mariuzza | TA Leaders | VP, Senior Recruiter | SitusAMC |
| Amanda Radice | TA Leaders | Technical Recruiter | SurveyMonkey |
| Jeff Williamson | TA Leaders | Assistant Director, Talent Acquisition | DriveTime |
| John Watson | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition and Development | Archrock |
| John Capozzi | TA Leaders | Director of Recruiting and Retention | On-Ramps To Careers |
| Bix Cruz | TA Leaders | US Head of Recruiting, Airbus Urban Mobility (Vahana, UTM, Voom and Systems) | Airbus |
| Tina Ramirez | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | ForeScout Technologies |
| Paolo Encarnacion | TA Leaders | Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner | Narvar |
| Kevin Francis | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Lark Technologies |
| Ryan Reeder | TA Leaders | Director Talent Acquisition | Sorenson Communications |
| James Perduto | TA Leaders | Head of Talent Acquisition & Mobility Programs | Looking for Work |
| Audra Colquitte-Matthews | TA Leaders | Director, Global Talent Acquisition | Fluidigm |
| Jeanne Amey | TA Leaders | Vice President Talent Acquisition | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC |
| Shana Sternstein | TA Leaders | Head of Global Recruiting | SAI Global |
| Renée Ingram | TA Leaders | Director Of Recruiting | Apple Growth Partners |
| Lou Ann Lunda | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Madison Area Technical College |
| Jay Morrison | TA Leaders | Executive Director, Talent Acquisition | NCR Corporation |
| Andie Sanchez | TA Leaders | Head of Talent Acquisition | Off the Grid |
| Michael Bulger | TA Leaders | Director of Recruiting | Cellular & More |
| Cody Schrotel | TA Leaders | Director, Global Talent Acquisition | Collibra |
| Sharada Gilbertson | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Westwood Professional Services |
| Brandon Diehm | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition?Tax & Audit | Heidrick & Struggles |
| Marty Pearson | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab |
| Scott Evans | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Collective Insights |
| Stu Weiser | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | 1010data |
| Bonnie DeVito | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Dorel Sports |
| Shelley Radford | TA Leaders | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | The Wonderful Company |
| Marti Pranger | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Empower Partnerships |
| Lianne Daues | TA Leaders | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Core-Mark International |
| Tina Ramirez | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | ForeScout Technologies |
| Tim Mayer | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Kraus-Anderson Construction Company |
| Kimberly Ackerman-Vaughn | TA Leaders | National Director, Talent Acquisition | Encompass Health |
| Ellen Schafer | TA Leaders | Vice President, Director, Talent Acquisition | Heartland Financial USA, Inc. |
We asked our attendees, “What do you think is a great way to bring a recruiter “up” in their ablities as a recruiter?”
Here are their answers:
- accepting ideas all around
- accepting ignorance and hiring a professional with knowledge.
- Access where you currently are.
- ask employees for ideas
- Assess current state
- Assess where your org stands with D&I.
- Assess Your staff
- Assessing current state using data and analytics.
- Assessing your current population gaps and opportunities.
- Assessing your current program.
- Assessing your current state in order to get Leadership buy-in
- assessment of current employee population
- Assessment of your workforce and benefit analysis
- Become aware of diversity associations in your area
- Being part of company ERG group
- Build a campaign-platform
- Buy in from leadership
- Buy in from the CEO and Executive Team
- Buy in from the Top-
- Campus
- Commitment from Trusted Leadership that this is a good idea!!
- Company buy in and support
- Connect with the business on their goals
- Connecting with organizations that have diverse populations
- Creating a recruiting promise statement
- current employee demographic metrics
- Determine why you need such a program at your employer
- developing a budget and setting expectations
- Developing a team
- Direct Sourcing + community outreach
- Do a quick overall analysis on company diversity then create strategy to develop program.
- education and awareness
- education on unconscious bias
- Employee groups
- Engaging internal populations aligned to diversity networking groups
- Engaging Leadership
- establishing goals/objectives
- evaluate the company's core values
- Evaluate where the organization is in their diversity awareness and adoption
- Evaluating existing talent/challenges and outlining measurable statistics that show current state
- Exec Leadership buy-in and support
- Expanding the net with the focus of attracting under represented talent
- Familiarize yourself with diverse networking groups.
- Find out what your current state of diversity is.
- Finding the right person to start it
- Gaining leadership buy in
- Gather current diversity data and identify where the problem is
- Gather data
- get a baseline of your current state re: diversity
- Get an executive sponsor
- Get buy in from senior leadership
- Get executive buy-in and hiring experienced D&I professionals
- Get executive sponsorship
- Get senior leaders buy-in
- Getting a real pulse on leadership buy in.
- Getting buy in from the top
- Getting buy-in from executives
- Hire a diversity program specialist/consultant
- Hire someone to build/run the program. It's less effective if you don't have in internal champion focused on diversity efforts.
- Hiring Manager Buy-In
- How to build a diversity program
- I'm interested to learn
- Identify areas of gaps in diversity
- Identify budget
- identify what your needs are - how do you define diversity?
- Initiate discussion with company's leadership team
- jump in and listen
- Know current internal diversity metrics
- Knowing about more diversity boards
- Leadership buy-in
- Leadership sponsorship
- level set with information from others with related experience
- Leverage ERGs
- Leverage internal ideas/brainstorm ideas from employees. Be inclusive and gather various ideas.
- Look at company’s demographics & send survey to EEs to see what they would like to see in diversity program
- Looking at where you are now with diversity with in the company and what areas needs of D&I need improvement
- Loop in C-Suite and merge DEI goals in with your OKRs
- Measure your internal audience
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- Networking
- Not sure
- Not sure! 🙂
- Perform audit of current state, then map out plan for imporvement
- Pilot Program to learn
- Pulse survey
- Reach out to CareerOneStop
- Recognize the culture you have now and determine what the company would like it to be in the future.
- Research
- Research - know your current population to determine first steps
- Researching industry leaders in the space
- Review current employees demographic
- Review our goals and what we want to achieve
- Senior Leadership level of commitment to invest in building a diversity program
- Start at the grassroots and when hiring, ask yourself "will this hire make this group/department more diverse?"
- Start having uncomfortable conversations in smaller groups as well as in larger groups
- Talking about it
- Training
- Training recruiters on diversity
- Understand the reason(s) why a diversity imbalance exists
- Understand what numbers are today.
- Understanding the goals of the organization.
- understanding what your workforce looks like and
- Understanding your Companies needs and Research
- Unsure! That's why I'm here. 🙂
- we don't have one yet so want to learn
- What are your objectives
- You have to be "all-in" so the organization has to make a commitment and stick with it. Can't just talk have to walk the walk
