Within the last few years, many acquisition leaders may have heard about hiring diversity and the trend has the potential for exponential growth in the near future. Talent leaders who have a progressive school of thought have embraced the concept of diversity despite the fact that it has drawn controversy in the political arenas in many parts of the world. Human resource experts have listed inclusion efforts and diversity as one of the top priorities for business organizations and government institutions as we move forward in 2018 and beyond.
Social inclusion has had a significant influence on numerous trends that have been making headlines in both small and medium enterprises and big corporations across the globe. In 1965, the Equal employment opportunity Commission was established to open the doors for minorities and women to secure decent job opportunities that paid a livable wage in the American job market. New programs and visa categories to facilitate the entry of IT professionals, management and business professionals, scientists and technical consultants from countries in all continents have led to an even more diverse workplace. In this article, we are going to highlight how businesses benefit from hiring workers from different cultures, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Diversity of ideas and thought
Diversity can be defined in a much wider spectrum apart from the traditional terms of gender, race or age. Many business enterprises, both the small companies and big corporations, have put in place incentives to promote the diversity of their working environment. However, they have often forgotten about the overall inclusion of the workplace which means that all workers in all departments have a spot at the table. Due to the fact that employees always think differently and have a problem-solving approach that is different from the team, they should always be pulled in whenever the company is making major decisions to move forward.
Sometimes, you may find that most employees in a certain company are young and are well versed in new technology like GPU database. Other times, employees are a bit older and have had experience in a certain field for many years. It is however quite difficult for businesses in some fields to achieve diversity due to intellectual capability restrictions. For instance, tech corporations have a problem with diversity hiring as they employee students from specific schools and universities. Companies that employ people from different backgrounds and cultures have a greater variety of ideas and has a greater level of collaboration as compared to enterprises that are less diverse.
Provides a marketing boon
Having a diverse business enterprise offers a great opportunity for marketing your products and services. A company that has a more diverse face serves to attract more and more consumers from different backgrounds and upbringing. This is particularly so if the business concentrates on different ideas and teamwork that is brought to the table by a diverse workforce. Companies that do not embrace a universal human resource are going to miss out on such opportunities and lose an edge to competing businesses who may capitalize on inclusion and diversity to kick you out of business. For instance, tech giant AirBnB has had controversies in the recent past for diversity problems including allegations that some tenants of a certain racial or ethnic backgrounds have been discriminated upon or profiled.
Enhances your talent pool
A business organization that embraces diversity hiring attracts a wider variety of candidates who apply for employment opportunities that arise from time to time. Such companies have an appealing public appeal to prospective and qualified candidates as a business that appreciated the skills and expertise of people from all walks of life. It is only natural that as the number of people who have applied for a certain position increases, the chances that the human resource department will identify and hire an employee who is qualified and proficient at the job increases too. Diversity is also very helpful in employee retention as workers prefer working for an organization that respects and appreciates their backgrounds, cultures, and religions and promotes equality in the working environment.
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Diversity, inclusion, equality and all that other bullshit is communism/marxism and its propaganda. Get real and stop peddling politically correct mantra fed to you by the bolsheviks in the politburo. A company is in business to generate revenue and profit. Period. Therefore, the company must hire the best person for the job regardless of anything else. End of story.
Bah.
Diversity can be great. Encouraging diversity and talking up it’s potential benefits is great. But compelling diversity through law is legally sanctioned bigotry …which begets more bigotry.
Example, if my kid needs surgery, I am going to avoid any doc who may have been socially promoted along…and I hate that that’s the case. And what about the Asian who got passed over for medical school?
On equal pay …that’s should be none of government’s business. If I have a female employee who leaves to have kids, it is only natural that she’d fall behind her male colleagues. Biology does have consequences and the workplace should not be where all sociologists’ wet dreams come true through force of law.
“Progressive” bullshit spewed by a long winded gas bag.