Authentic DE&I with Kevin Walters and Andre Boulais of SilkRoad

Sourcing School by RecruitingDaily

Transparency and respect can get you pretty far with DE&I efforts.
Our guest Kevin Walters (Sr. Director of Diversity) and Andre Boulais (Vice President of Client Experience) of SilkRoad talks about authenticity, regionalized diversity, and inclusiveness in a more earnest and heartfelt way.
You can make all the effort to hire diverse candidates, but if your new hires don't feel included they are statistically likely to leave within a year. Make sure that there's a properly inclusive work culture set up so that way these individuals can integrate into your work family more easily. If these individuals are pioneering diversity at your company, having an honest conversation with them about it would go a long way.
Regionalized diversity is something a lot of companies miss the mark on. If your city is a certain mix of diversity, you should be attempting to hire those underrepresented groups. Don't try to fight against the river by following along with a cookie cutter diversity checklist that doesn't apply to your city or to the job type you're hiring for. Help your company be a more honest representation of diversity, because if you're just doing diversity because the industry demands it..you're missing the whole point of all this.
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