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The Negative Impact of Knowledge Discrimination

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

Knowledge discrimination, a term established by lifelong learning expert and author Peter Smith, acknowledges that we discriminate in favor of knowledge based on where it is learned rather than how well an individual knows it and can apply it. We’ve got the technology to do it.

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Five Recruiting Tips to Increase Diversity in the Workplace

TalentCulture

A new Deloitte survey finds companies’ interest in diversity in the workplace is focused on bias in recruiting and the use of new tools to reduce this bias. Recruiting tip #1: Use software tools to address bias in recruiting. 68% of companies they surveyed measure and monitor diversity and inclusion in their recruiting.

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HR How-To: Avoid Diversity Recruiting Mistakes

Abel HR

When it comes to recruiting, we all know the rules on discriminating against gender, race, cultural background, etc. But are there other, perhaps less obvious, ways in which you can discriminate against candidates? If you’re picking candidates from the Ivy Leagues, you expect your candidate to be among the best and the brightest.

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Annalisa Nash Fernandez: “Walk the talk”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “How Diversity Can Increase a Company’s Bottom Line”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Annalisa Nash Fernandez, an intercultural strategist and global speaker. I feel like I’m in the right space at the right time, as technology proliferation hits a wall that is human. Thank you for that.

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5 ways to embrace autism in the workplace

Insperity

It’s the same thought process you would use if you interviewed someone with an identifiable or obvious disability (e.g., This engaging conversation is referred to as the “interactive process” and is key to an organization’s defense against allegations of discrimination based on disability or failure to accommodate.

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Reading the #SCOTUS tea leaves: headscarves, religious accommodations, and Abercrombie

Ohio Employer's Law

The Justices seemed very skeptical of requiring employees to raise the issue of a reasonable accommodation in a job interview, and instead suggested that the burden should fall on an employer to bring up the issue. Let’s say …­­ four people show up for a job interview at Abercrombie…. What an interesting argument.

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Carena Brantley Lemons: “Everyone is entitled to quality representation”

Thrive Global

I had the pleasure of interviewing Attorney Carena Brantley Lemons. I was able to utilize my knowledge base of the various practice areas that I had acquired over the years as a litigator. If you had the ability to make three reforms in our judicial/legal system, which three would you start with?