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Mindset is important, shift your thinking from White Knight to Strategic Agility. Recruiting women to your team or company can be a huge competitive advantage,
by JSeymourATL 12y ago
Mindset is important, shift your thinking from White Knight to Strategic Agility.
Recruiting women to your team or company can be a huge competitive advantage, especially given the growing importance of diversity and global markets. Keep an eye out for the most talented women-- they will be your secret weapon.
- tobz 12y ago(Full disclosure: I'm not part of our talent coordination / hiring efforts, everything is anecdotal here) A predominant amount of the applicants we see (we, as in, the people who are told that there's a phone screen or interview to be done) are male. It feels, strictly from my limited experience, that a big chunk of the problem is finding qualified female applicants. I'm not sure if it's a lack of female applicants period, or a lack of qualified ones. This also goes back to me asking for real-world experience, because I'm not even sure where to best focus my donations / efforts.
- JSeymourATL 12y agoIf you met someone who could use your company's product/service-- wouldn't you put them in touch with the appropriate sales people? Same applies to recruiting talent. If you recognize a high-potential candidate-- help them connect with a hiring executive. You'll be seen by the higher-ups as a Big Picture thinker. Unfortunately, myopic corporate HR staff often fail to enlist the broader networks of existing employees.
- tryanother 12y agoYes, thank you. The white knight attitude can be very frustrating and give the opposite of the desired effect. We are an asset, not something to be saved from other fields.