AvoidingAbleisminJobPosts IsVital
Ableismcansneakitsway
intojobdescriptionswithout hiringteamsbeingawareof it. That’sbecauseableismis oneofthemoresubtlebiases, accordingtotheinbound recruitingexpertsDatapeople.
Formostrecruiters,it’snot alwaysclearwhichrequirements maydeterqualifiedcandidates. Orhowtoaddressableismina statementaboutthecompany’s commitmenttodiversity. Datapeoplesaysthat addressingableism comesdowntotwothings.
One,establishingwhatisan essentialfunctionforajob andwhatisn’t,andkeeping requirementstothe essentials. Two,providingreasonable accommodationsthatenable someonewithaphysical limitationtoperformthejob.
Requirementsareonearea wherejobdescriptionscommonly goastray.It’stemptingtoadd somenice-to-havestothe requirementssectionofajob description,Datapeoplesays. Andthat’sokay,aslongas hiringteamsemphasizethat thenice-to-havesarejust nice-to-havesandnot absoluterequirements.
Intheend,ableismisasubtlebias that’salltoocommoninthe requirementssectionofjob descriptions.Butthatdoesn’thaveto bethecase.Hiringteamscanreduceor eliminateableismbylimiting requirementstojusttheessentials. Andifacandidatedoeshavea disability,employerscan(and must,legally)provide reasonableaccommodations toenablethemtodothejob.
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