HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Diverse and inclusive Hiring process Recommendations
AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY
Diversity in the Workplace MGMT345-2303A-01
Nicole Chavarria
July 6, 2023
, Running Head : Diversity and Inclusion Process 2
The following is a three-page analysis that discusses the role of recruitment and selection in
developing a diverse workforce , 3 biases that may exist in this process ,a detailed discussion of
at least 5 different strategies that can be implemented in the recruitment and selection process to
ensure that it is inclusive and free from bias, and how these five strategies can be used to create
diverse and inclusive workforce.
According to glass door, “Your employees - current and future - care about diversity. Also, 67
per cent of active and passive job seekers (Glassdoor, 2014) said that a diverse workplace is a
key factor when considering an employer or a job change. Therefore, in addition to the obvious
reason that any corporation is being structured is to generate revenue. However, there is a direct
correlation between a company being diversified and the company's revenue potential. Equity,
Equality and Inclusion are three key factors that any successful company must embrace.
Equity provides fair treatment and equal advancement opportunities for each employee. Equality
is strict adherence to the laws set forth by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity
commission. The EEOC prohibits any employer from discriminating against an employee based
on their race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.
Discrimination against an employee based upon any of the aforementioned characteristics is
realized in the workplace when employers are biased. Three types of workplace bias’s that
employers need to steer clear of during recruitment as well as the employees work cycle are
affinity bias, beauty bias, and contract effect / judgement bias.
Affinity Bias is when a hiring manager interviews a candidate for a position with the company
and feels connected to them because of similarities. Growing up in the same neighborhood and