Creating a fair and welcoming workplace starts with an inclusive recruitment process. You’d never want to recruit in a way that excludes people or makes them feel unwelcome. But neurodivergent people sometimes experience unnecessary barriers when undergoing recruitment. That’s because most recruitment processes are designed with neurotypical people in mind.

If recruitment processes aren’t inclusive, your employer can’t guarantee they’re hiring the most qualified people. You’ll need to take steps throughout the process to make sure it’s inclusive. Recognizing some barriers neurodivergent people may face will help you overcome them. And preventing bias from impacting your processes will make sure nobody is discriminated against.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

Recognize some of the barriers to participation that neurodivergent people may experience during recruitment processes, so you can overcome them
Explain the role that bias can play in recruitment, so you can take steps to prevent it undermining recruitment processes
Take steps – from advertisement to interview and beyond – to make sure recruitment processes are inclusive

Why take this course?

Everyone deserves to be treated fairly and respectfully during recruitment. That’s why managers, team leaders, and HR professionals need to learn about creating an inclusive recruitment process. This course will walk you through some of the barriers to participation that neurodivergent people may encounter. It’ll explain the role that bias plays in undermining fair recruitment. And it’ll help you take steps to make sure recruitment processes are inclusive.

10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks