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I’m proud of the #equity work our talent acquisition team has done to instill more discipline into our hiring practices. We’ve cemented 4 cornerstones for successful hiring — Candidate Focus, Consistency, Coordination & Courage. Here are the questions we’re asking ourselves./1
1. Candidate focus
- Did we bring out the best in each candidate?
- Do candidates feel positively about their interview experience, regardless of the outcome?
- Did we usher candidates through an experience that enabled us to accurately see their potential?
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- Did we bring out the best in each candidate?
- Do candidates feel positively about their interview experience, regardless of the outcome?
- Did we usher candidates through an experience that enabled us to accurately see their potential?
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2. Consistency
- Do candidates have a uniform experience (same hiring stages, same assessments x role and same pre-established performance standards)?
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- Do candidates have a uniform experience (same hiring stages, same assessments x role and same pre-established performance standards)?
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3. Coordination
- Are we aligned internally on what (not whom) we’re looking for?
- Are we clear on our respective interdependent roles in finding the best person for the job?
- Do candidates know that we take them, their time & our talent processes seriously?
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- Are we aligned internally on what (not whom) we’re looking for?
- Are we clear on our respective interdependent roles in finding the best person for the job?
- Do candidates know that we take them, their time & our talent processes seriously?
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4. Courage
- Do we hold ourselves and each other accountable for following our processes as expertly designed?
- Do we call out shortcuts we or others may be taking, assumptions we're making and biases that may be manifesting?
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- Do we hold ourselves and each other accountable for following our processes as expertly designed?
- Do we call out shortcuts we or others may be taking, assumptions we're making and biases that may be manifesting?
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We’re fortunate to be hiring (check out our new ERG Manager role!) but there’s no time like a slow hiring season to clean up how your org approaches critical talent decisions./6 https://careers.upwork.com/jobs/4211038003?hsLang=en
Equitable design is all about getting in formation. I basically have this on a loop in my brain while I'm working./7
(How) are you investing today to build a more equitable tomorrow?/end
