Racial Justice at Work: Recruiting, Hiring, and Other HR Practices for Racial Justice

Understanding how HR policies impact people differently due to institutionalized inequity is crucial to creating a justice-centered culture. So is questioning and interrogating longheld practices that serve as barriers to hiring BIPOC talent, from how job ads are worded to arbitrary requirements to unchecked bias throughout the interview process. In this companion episode for Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023), lead author Mary-Frances Winters and special projects editor Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez sit down with Celeste Warren, Vice President of Merck’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence, to explore the topics in Gonzalez’s chapter, “Recruiting, Hiring, and Other HR Practices for Racial Justice.” Join them as they discuss the role of HR in bringing about organizational change and how the lived experiences of BIPOC employees bring valuable perspective to the work.

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