Advancements in technology have helped the world seem smaller, facilitating a shift to a global economy. With an increasing number of qualified immigrants, minorities and women in the U.S. workplace, many prudent employers realize that understanding and recruiting a diverse staff is more critical now than ever before.

Among other benefits of diversity, recruiting a diverse group of employees can help an employer compete for and meet the needs of a more diverse customer base. The following is not an exhaustive list of tips, but may help you get started.

Expand your search for candidates by:

Asking current employees who may be members of an underrepresented group to help recruit for your company.

• Participating in job fairs at colleges, universities, places of worship, social clubs and community-based organizations where minorities are in a majority or in attendance.
• Placing job ads on television, radio and web sites and in newspapers and magazines that target a particular group. Such media outlets include:
• African American Career World
• American Jewish World
• The Black Collegian
• Black Enterprise
• Black MBA
• Black Voices
• Careers & the disABLED
• Hispanic Business
• Hispanic Career World
• Hispanic MBA
• Jewish Business Quarterly
• National Black Nurses Association
• Indian Country Today
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Veteran’s Enterprise
• Veteran’s Vision
• Women in Business
• Placing ads in community bulletins for clubs, sororities, fraternities and places of worship where minorities are in a majority.

Please Note: This material is provided as general information and is not a substitute for legal or other professional advice. Contact the Knowledge Center for more information.

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