How technology can fuel the diversity challenge

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the feature was to examine how technology can help the recruitment industry in overcoming some, if not all, diversity challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

It is a byline paper written by Charles Hipps, CEO of WCN, who touches upon personal knowledge, organisational information and previous industry findings to create the most well-rounded paper possible.

Findings

The paper concludes that for companies who view the diversity challenge as an opportunity, the use of modern technology to enable staff and the analysis of all of the data available has real potential to improve business performance. The challenge is on for organisations to scrutinise the technological software solutions available to them and pull them together to create an overall picture that looks right for itself and its candidates. After all, the war for diverse talent is on, and recruitment and processes of human resources must keep up with the challenge to win hearts and minds – and ultimately business prosperity.

Originality/value

Within the paper, there are personal findings, research conducted by others (which is added as an endnote) and general individual views from a thought-leader. Whenever statistics were used that do not belong to WCN, it was fully stated and attributed accordingly.

Citation

Hipps, C. (2016), "How technology can fuel the diversity challenge", Strategic HR Review, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 226-230. https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-07-2016-0062