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90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders: How to Recruit Diverse New Hires. Ep. 23
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Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders
This is Darryl Mobley.
Catapult Leaders finds and matches outstanding Black undergrad, recent grad, and graduate students with great entry-level jobs & internships at great companies.
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
We’re asked: How does my company recruit more Black talent?
Here are 5 Golden Rules to Recruit Diverse New Hires.
#1 – Get to know the recruit’s career goals. Ask, “What do you want out of your career with our company?” Catapult Leaders asks this question before matching applicants with client companies’ jobs. Our clients know applicants’ career goals before the interviews.
#2 – Tell applicants how your company helps achieve their goals.
#3 – Words and pictures must match. To be seen as a positive place for talented Black people to work, your outward media should include Black employees.
#4 – Establish an Alumni group of your company’s former employees. Alumni groups – like the Procter & Gamble Alumni Network – highlight those who left the company to do great things elsewhere. Alumni groups generate goodwill among new hires and increase employee retention.
#5 – Stop making applicants prove themselves to you. If you’ve done your job – or if you work with Catapult Leaders so we do our job – you’ll know before the interview that the applicant matches your company. The interview should convince applicants that your company is the place for them.
Black applicants experience interviews knowing they may be judged – due to conscious and unconscious bias – on aspects that have nothing to do with the job. Let your recruiting be the exception to this and talent will flock to your company.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
For more on this topic, visit DiversityUnplugged.com
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