D6 | Improving diversity in recruitment - Lessons from practice | Workshop 3 hrs
Tracks
Track D | Grand Ballroom 1
| Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
| 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM |
| Grand Ballroom 1 |
Overview
In-person live
Presenter
Dr Matthew Neale
Vice President Assessment Products
Criteria
Improving diversity in recruitment - Lessons from practice
11:20 AM - 3:20 PMPromotional description
This workshop focuses on building participants’ capability to implement the recruitment and selection elements of an organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy. Facilitated by psychologists and HR practitioners with extensive experience in DEI and recruitment, the workshop is structured around two case studies. One case study addresses legal recruitment at Ashurst LLP, recipient of the UK Social Mobility Awards Recruitment Program of the Year and the Australasian Law Awards Diversity Initiative of the Year. In an industry dominated by white male graduates from exclusive universities, the workshop explores Ashurst’s success in increasing the proportion of low SES applicants, women, and Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islanders. The second case study focuses on firefighter recruitment at Fire and Rescue NSW. Through multiple initiatives this agency increased the proportion of female firefighters appointed to more than 1 in 5 and achieved a 22% increase in culturally diverse appointees. This case study also examines DEI initiatives in the context of public-sector merit-based selection legislation. Both case studies are explored through a DEI maturity model and a multilevel model of change readiness. Participants will leave the workshop with an increased knowledge of DEI recruitment practices and evidence-based approaches to implementation and evaluation.
Learning outcomes
At the close of the workshop participants will be able to:
1. Identify and describe recruitment and selection-focused initiatives used in DEI strategies.
2. Understand the legal issues involved in recruitment and selection-focused DEI initiatives, including claims of “reverse discrimination”.
3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and selection-focused DEI initiatives, based on research evidence and the applicability of initiatives to specific organizational contexts.
4. Understand best-practice strategies for building organisational and leadership support for DEI initiatives.
5. Design recruitment and selection focused DEI initiatives in response to organizational vignettes reflecting a variety of organizational contexts.
Assessment of the initiatives will occur through activities in which participants work in small groups to evaluate the DEI initiatives used in the case studies, and a final activity in which groups of participants will produce suggested DEI initiatives in response to a novel case study described in an organizational vignette.
1. Identify and describe recruitment and selection-focused initiatives used in DEI strategies.
2. Understand the legal issues involved in recruitment and selection-focused DEI initiatives, including claims of “reverse discrimination”.
3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and selection-focused DEI initiatives, based on research evidence and the applicability of initiatives to specific organizational contexts.
4. Understand best-practice strategies for building organisational and leadership support for DEI initiatives.
5. Design recruitment and selection focused DEI initiatives in response to organizational vignettes reflecting a variety of organizational contexts.
Assessment of the initiatives will occur through activities in which participants work in small groups to evaluate the DEI initiatives used in the case studies, and a final activity in which groups of participants will produce suggested DEI initiatives in response to a novel case study described in an organizational vignette.
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Dr Matthew Neale is an endorsed Organisational Psychologist with over 20 years of experience focused on recruitment and selection, including roles in HR management, external consulting, and test development. He has worked with public and private sector organisations on recruitment and diversity strategies, ranging from small start-ups to global multinationals. Matthew’s work has been published in book chapters and journal articles, and he has presented at conferences including the US-based Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the Academy of Management (US), the APS IOP Conference and the British Academy of Management. Matthew is an active contributor to the profession including past appointments as the Chair and Secretary of the APS College of Organisational Psychologists (Queensland) and a current appointment on the International Affairs Committee of SIOP. He holds a PhD in Management from the Queensland University of Technology and a Masters in Organisational Psychology from the University of Queensland.
Ms Jo Dean
Hr Manager - Graduate Programs
Ashurst
Improving diversity in recruitment - Lessons from practice
11:20 AM - 3:20 PM.....
Jo is currently a HR Manager graduate Programs based in Sydney for global law firm, Ashurst. Responsible for leading and coordinating the national graduate program in Australia with a focus on efficiency, diversity and quality. Jo is passionate about attracting top talent and assisting students transition from university to a career in law.
Over the past 15 years Jo has specialised in graduate recruitment and development prior to Ashurst for a major retailer. Jo also has experience in generalist HR, management of recognition programs and facilitation of talent development programs
Mr Craig Gillies
Senior Consulting Psychologist
Criteria
Improving diversity in recruitment - Lessons from practice
11:20 AM - 3:20 PM.....
As a Senior Consulting Psychologist at Criteria, Craig applies his Masters of Organisational Psychology and experience in a broad range of customer engagements to provide expert advice in best practice use of Criteria’s assessment tools. Working across a range of industry sectors, Craig empowers Criteria's customers in APAC and North America with training, support, and advice to enable optimal talent success outcomes such as performance and diversity and inclusion. In addition, Craig has also been involved in the construction and validation of one of Criteria’s market-leading game-based assessments.
Craig is passionate about employee and candidate wellbeing and the use of psychometrics to help drive individual and team development and reduce bias in selection processes. Craig has previously presented at SIOP in collaboration with a team of international researchers on the topic of Emotional Intelligence in the workplace.
Ms Kaushini Gumley
Senior Consulting Psychologist
Criteria
Improving diversity in recruitment - Lessons from practice
11:20 AM - 3:20 PM.....
Kaushini is a Senior Consulting Psychologist at Criteria. Prior to Criteria, Kaushini worked for a global consultancy organisation and volunteered at an organisation that provided experiential learning for sporting youths to foster awareness of mental health, and increase leadership and relationship skills. At Criteria, Kaushini partners with a wide variety of clients to provide expert advice in best practice use of Criteria’s assessment tools. Kaushini’s passion is in empowering clients to take full advantage of their assessment toolkit, through the delivery of engaging and practical customer training. Most recently, Kaushini presented a session on understanding and managing different personality traits at a conference with over 180 people. Kaushini also aimes to ensure that all individuals are understood by their employers. Due to her own personal experience, Kaushini is passionate about ensuring that employees have the knowledge to sustain DE&I initiatives to support their employees throughout their employment lifecycle.
