How to Find Diverse Job Applicants
- 1). Don't do all your recruiting at job fairs. According to MulticulturalAdvantage.com, "Most diversity programs over-rely on the more traditional face-to-face recruiting sources like job fairs, and on-campus and diversity events." Such events are expensive and may not attract a wide range of people because of their infrequency.
- 2). Make yourself attractive with an online presence. With schools, public libraries, offices, and cafes hooked up to the Internet, a wider range of candidates will be available online. Monster.com offers tools called "Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Solutions" that have been created specifically for companies who hope to reach out to multicultural communities.
- 3). Seek out diverse candidates through personal profiles and Web pages. With professional social networking websites, recruiters have the advantage of seeing candidates' work history and recommendations, as well as personal interests, in some instances. According to Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal, "Millions of professionals already turn to broad-based networking sites like LinkedIn to swap job details and contact information." In other words, you'll have a lot more choices with a lot less effort.
