How to Make Digital Recruiting Accessible & Inclusive
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In the US, one of the greatest challenges experienced by individuals with disabilities is employment. However, people with disabilities tend to stay on the job longer, are absent less, and have job performance ratings nearly identical to their peers without disabilities. When companies recruit, hire, and retain individuals with disabilities (including veterans), they benefit from a wider pool of talent, skills, and creative business solutions. Expanding your recruiting efforts to reach a more diverse candidate audience through digital recruiting channels means that you can expect a more diverse workforce in general. This session will focus on building diverse candidate networks, accessibility guidelines for online applications and your career website, and how digital recruitment can be a game changer for companies that want to be more inclusive in hiring practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Hear how recruiting candidates with disabilities can benefit your company.
- Attract diverse job candidates in a digital landscape.
- Discover why accessibility matters, what accessibility looks like in practice.
- Discuss accessibility and WCAG guidelines.
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Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Jessica Miller-Merrell is the Founder of Workology, a workplace resource for HR, recruiting professionals and business leaders, and host of the Workology Podcast. The site has been listed twice as a top 75 career resource by Forbes. Jessica is the president and CEO of Xceptional HR, a human capital strategy and consulting agency. Because of her industry expertise and knowledge, Jessica’s expertise is sought after and sourced by publications and media including: The Economist, Forbes, CIO Magazine, CBS, Entrepreneur Magazine, and SHRM’s HR Magazine. Her new book, Digitizing Talent: Creative Strategies for the Digital Recruiting Age was published in 2023 by SHRM.
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