Are you tired of hearing about diversity in office spaces and don't know where to start? Read on!
Office workspaces have adapted to several types of cultural practices of the corporate world and a recent trend suggests maintaining a diverse set of employees from different backgrounds. While large corporations have it easy with thousands of applicants applying from all over the world, if you are a small business chances are you won't easily have the opportunity to do the same. So would you rather sit this practice out or engage in the same? Here's how you can also encourage a diverse office space without compromising quality and productivity.
Figure out the job descriptions first
The most essential part is to figure out the job descriptions carefully. Why? Well for example if you are in a business related to food there are certain cultures and religions that refrain from touching, smelling or even sharing a space with a certain kind of food. Hence you have to ensure that if the job description requires someone to do something similar, you mention it clearly on the description. This is to ensure that there are clear directions and no awkward conversation takes place later.
Inform the HR on all policies
It is necessary to ensure that the HR takes note of all the protocols a company has to follow in order to pursue such hires. This includes briefs from cultural practices, questions that can be offensive to certain cultures and various other aspects that may influence this type of hiring.
Stay informed
Before you go on to hire employees from different cultural backgrounds it is necessary for you to stay informed about certain cultural practices. A good way to start is to check the diversity in population you are probably hiring from. You will get necessary information on different ethnic backgrounds. Once you are well informed you can even bring changes in activities or practices within the organisation to make the space comfortable for all.
Look specifically for such candidates
Wondering how you can reach such candidates? An advert with a call to people from ethnic background can work well but be careful of the contents of such adverts. These adverts shouldn’t come off as offensive to any other cultures. You need to remain inclusive.
Being inclusive
This is an attitude that you need to promote within your organisation to get it ready for new hires belonging to other ethnic backgrounds. This will help you to eliminate any sort of discrimination in your office space before you start this inclusive journey.
