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Question for Job Interview - DEI - Diversity, Equality, Inclusion - what is best answer?

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  • #32
    mrslancaster
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123912387#Comment_123912387

    Yes, with DEI putting an emphasis on diversity. Imo, the mix-up is because our main universities offer programmes in EDI (Equality Diversity & Inclusion) and it’s the more widely used term in Irish legislation and public sector policy. Over the years I’ve witnessed people arguing that everyone is equal eg two employees doing the same job but paid differently. That could be due to qualification or experience etc and does not mean there is discrimination or that both employees do not have equity in terms of legal rights, opportunity, training and fair treatment.



  • #33
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,685 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123911132#Comment_123911132

    No you don't actually



  • #34
    jackboy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123912249#Comment_123912249

    Everyone knows that is the theory but the vast majority of company HR departments do not have the skills and are not willing to do the hard work to make it happen. Hence unofficial quotas to give the appearance of DEI.



  • #35
    witchgirl26
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123911132#Comment_123911132

    I agree that you should hire the best candidate for the job but a lot of what DEI is looking at now in the recruitment part is how to get more diversity in the applicants which then will naturally lead to more diversity in the workplace. If you go from having 1 woman out of 20 candidates to even just 5 out of 20, it means that the chances the hire is a woman increases. And considering the research that shows that women are unlikely to apply to roles where they don't tick all the boxes whereas men are more likely to chance putting in an application, it means rewriting traditional job adverts so as to get candidates applying who may not have. I would think that would be hugely beneficial to the organisation as it means that they could now get someone who would be amazing in the role but didn't feel they had everything. Easiest example is when a role says 5 years experience - men will often apply if they only have 4 but women won't.



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