{"id":18633,"date":"2023-03-09T11:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T11:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18633"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:44:46","slug":"how-to-spot-a-diverse-and-inclusive-employer-and-the-posers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-spot-a-diverse-and-inclusive-employer-and-the-posers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to spot a diverse and inclusive employer (and the posers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Women\u2019s History Month! It\u2019s a great opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of incredible women throughout history and in the here and now and a chance to reflect on the work that still needs to be done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we select six ways to identify whether your future or existing employer genuinely cares about diversity and inclusion (D&I), and we rate them on a scale of 1-5 (with 1 being least likely to reflect the company\u2019s D&I efforts and 5 being very likely to accurately depict the company\u2019s D&I efforts)<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a jobseeker\u2026<\/h2>\n

1. Decode the job ad<\/h3>\n

How tell-tale is this: 3.5\/5\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job ads might be short in length and in point form but they do say a lot about a company\u2019s D&I efforts. Chances are, you may find subtle bias among job ads indicating what diversity and inclusion really mean to your prospective employer.<\/span><\/p>\n

An easy way to start is to examine the language in the job listing and identify any wordings that could potentially perpetuate any type of bias, whether that be racial bias, gender bias, disability bias, ageism or cultural bias, just to name a few. Here are some common D&I red flags and green lights to look for:<\/span><\/p>\n

Red flags<\/strong><\/p>\n