Fair Hiring Practices

As a longtime recruiter, I periodically observe that some of my clients are absolutely not gender neutral when deciding who to interview for an open opportunity.  The most common example is how hard it is to place a male into an administrative role but it is equally tough to place a woman as an industrial mechanic.  My theory has always been to present the most highly qualified candidates to my clients regardless of gender, race, nationality, etc.  Over the past two or three years, the biases of years gone by appear to have returned.  

Here are some questions for hiring managers and business owners to ponder. If your daughter received her degree in Mechanical Engineering and kept getting passed over by male candidates, how would you react?  If your child married a person who came from another part of the world and had to relocate to their spouses country, perhaps taking your grandchildren with them, because all doors remained shut locally, how would  you react?

To conclude, you are doing everyone a disservice if you do not hire the most qualified individuals to help your company thrive. Please be open-minded when designing your hiring practices. #staffing #hiringpractices #jobs #employment