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IIE-IDEAL: Equitable Hiring

Resources and information from the IDEAL committee for the staff of the Institution for Innovative Education.

Webinars and other resources for learning equitable hiring practices. Free resources are on the left, while paid resources (marked with $$) are on the right.

Candid/GrantSpace: Incorporating an Equity Lens into Your Hiring Practices [Webinar]

https://grantspace.org/training/2020-04-09-incorporating-an-equity-lens-into-your-hiring-practices/

Upon completion of this webinar, you should be able to:

  • Identify how to improve current practices for crafting job descriptions
  • Describe how an anti-bias approach can improve your candidate evaluation
  • Apply specific tools to improve the recruitment process

See https://candid.overdrive.com/ for a list of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion suggested readings.

Diversity Hiring 101 with USA Today Network [Webinar]

https://www.jobvite.com/diversity-is-a-part-of-our-dna/

In this webinar, you'll learn about:

  • Diversity hiring and why it should matter to your organization
  • How to build and scale a diversity hiring program
  • 4 examples of diversity hiring programs that USA Today Network currently uses

TalView: Real Techniques to Improve Diversity Hiring [Video]

https://info.talview.com/diversity-hiring-strategies-webinar

Learn how to apply Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategies into a candidate-friendly hiring process.

Great Place to Work [Webinar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRnjDcfO39A

This Great Place to Work® webinar will discuss how to hire, retain, and grow your workforce to encourage diversity of thought and build an inclusive culture. Pattie will draw on SendGrid's own journey in the tech space and share tools and best practices to cultivate a workplace where all employees can reach their full human potential.

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education [Multiple Video Resources]

https://www.nadohe.org/webinars

The NADOHE has multiple video resources dedicated to collaborative learning, recruiting, and diversity training.

Devex’s How to hire more diverse teams [Webinar at the bottom]

https://www.devex.com/news/webinar-how-to-hire-more-diverse-teams-92353

In this webinar, the presenters share ideas for building your organization's diversity and inclusion brand and rethinking your approach to writing job ads. The presenters recommend using online tools such as Textio, which highlights gender-coded words and and offers alternative language to attract a more diverse pool of talent.

Muse’s 9 Free Online Classes for Managers Who Care About Diversity and Inclusion [eLearning]

https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-free-online-classes-for-managers-diversity-inclusion

Curated list of free online courses for Managers looking to incorporate Diversity and Inclusion practices in the workplace.

Paradigm’s Creating an Inclusive Hiring Process [Webinar]

https://info.paradigmiq.com/on-demand-webinar-creating-an-inclusive-hiring-process

In this webinar, you will learn how to attract and hire a more diverse workforce. This step-by-step guide will help you to understand how to attract a diverse candidate pool, build and scale structured hiring processes, embed key processes into your HR systems, and measure progress.

Association for Experiential Education [Webinar]

https://aee.memberclicks.net/webinar-hiring-for-racial-diversity

This is an engaging webinar on hiring practices to increase racial diversity and ensure a supportive culture to retain your staff of color.

Media Partners Diversity Training Resources [Multiple Video Resources $$]

https://www.media-partners.com/diversity/

A mix of cultural backgrounds in the workplace offers a competitive advantage. This resource hub provides various fee-based videos to help employees embrace and value their differences.

Impact Interactive [Customized Training $$]

https://www.impactinteractive.org/diversity

A diverse and inclusive workforce provides a competitive advantage in the workplace — but getting there takes conscious effort and commitment. Engage employees at all levels, of all backgrounds, with Impact Interactive's innovative programs, designed to examine the benefits and challenges of living and working in a diverse world.

Syntrio’s Diversity and Inclusion Training [eLearning resources $$]

https://bit.ly/2Q0a2Sa

Syntrio's diversity and inclusion eLearning programs not only train your employees on the importance of inclusion and respect but will also drive behavioral change by cultivating a safe and respectful environment where employees are comfortable identifying, evaluating, and resolving common workplace challenges to build a winning corporate culture.

Diversity Inc. Training Resources [Webinars $$]

https://www.diversityinc.com/webinar-schedule/

Diversity Inc’s webinars address everything from accountability metrics and scorecards for D&I management to sponsorship programs to veteran recruitment. Executives from DiversityInc Top 50 companies give insights into what their companies are doing and how, as well as discuss results yielded.