How To Tell If An Employer Is Inclusive

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Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli is excited to talk about inclusive workplaces, but more specifically, how to tell if an employer is inclusive. At the end of the day, companies that do actively work to improve the diversity of their workplace have happier employees and achieve more success!


Episode Highlights: 

  • When looking for a new opportunity, it’s important to evaluate the inclusivity of an organization

  • Workplace diversity is at the top of the priority list for those looking for new employment

  • There’s a difference between hearing that someone is inclusive and seeing it

  • Look for a multitude of signs that show whether an organization is diverse or not

  • Check if the team is diverse at all levels of the organization based on the resources available to you, such as LinkedIn

  • Gauge how welcome the company makes you feel during the interview process

  • A lot can be said about a company culture based on how they greet you when you walk in the door

  • Do you feel like the company values the ideas and opinions of its employees?

  • You can tell a lot about a company based on how they respond to perspectives that are different than their own

  • Good employers leverage collaboration and teamwork to strengthen the company as a whole

  • Training and development programs show that the employers understand the never-ending process of learning

  • Professional development programs only add value to the employee and organization as a whole

  • Pay attention to employee demeanor during on-site interviews to scale how happy they are with their jobs

  • Don’t hesitate to ask about all these things during the interview process

  • Take note of how openly they talk about inclusivity and diversity; those that are guarded show a red flag

  • Place value on companies whose actions speak louder than their words and practice what they preach

3 Key Points:

  1. Leverage tools such as LinkedIn to see if there is diversity in experience, ethnicities, and cultures amongst the employees of the company.

  2. Take note of how a company makes you feel from the time you walk in the door to the time you get done with the interview process.

  3. Assess how teamwork and collaboration are accepted amongst the company leaders. Be wary of red flags like leaders that act as dictators.

Tweetable Quote

“The more inclusive a workplace is, the more successful the organization is going to be, the more happy their employees are going to be.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli

“It can be a challenge to gauge a company’s policies on something that’s as complex and really multifaceted as diversity and inclusion.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli

“Look for openness and constructive feedback and how that’s perceived.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli

“Inclusive employers understand...that learning is a never-ending process.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli


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