A while ago I did some rage tweeting about job ads. Here is a list of helpful things people sent me to read then and since:
- (diverse hiring generally) https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/25-tips-for-diverse-hiring
- (hiring and retaining women) http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/HOWTO_recruit_and_retain_women_in_tech_workplaces
- (Buzzfeed's approach to building a diverse team) http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/what-were-doing-to-keep-building-a-diverse-editorial-operati#3jjmnvr
- (Made by Many job ad re-word) http://madebymany.com/blog/can-a-few-well-chosen-words-improve-inclusivity
- (FTLabs job ad reword) http://labs.ft.com/2014/08/not-everything-is-awesome/
- (Tweet responses to the question: If you’re a woman or minority in your field, what language turns you away from job descriptions? Language that feels inviting?") https://storify.com/kissane/job-listings-that-don-t-alienate
- @lovedaybrooke's Gender decoder for your job ads http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/
- (massive link dump from James Abley that I haven't looked through yet but are probably good on hiring) https://pinboard.in/search/u:jabley?query=hiring
- (Another link dump from James Abley on hiring+diversity) https://pinboard.in/search/u:jabley?query=hiring+diversity
@lovedaybrooke’s http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/ is relevant.