As businesses continue to prioritise diversity and inclusion within their workplace, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of disclosure of personal characteristics, such as sexuality and disability, in fostering a sense of belonging among employees. While most available data suggests the vast majority of employees with disabilities do not disclose, Forbes, only...
A job interview can be a very poor predictor. Unless the role is being a regular guest on talk shows, the ability to give an effective interview is likely to have little or nothing to do with the ability to actually do the job on offer. Instead, the interview process effectively relies on hearsay from...
One of the key elements of a successful employment program for autistic individuals is job coaching. Coaching enhances employment success by ensuring greater job satisfaction, increased productivity, and in the long term, greater employee retention. — It is widely acknowledged that increasing the diversity of workforces leads to positive outcomes. McKinsey’s Diversity Matters report has...
Simply put, neurodiverse hiring is the recruitment and placement of employees with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or/and dyspraxia made by companies who are actively looking to acquire unique employees’ skills and enable different thinking styles within their teams. Other than the social-good, neurodiverse hiring holds tremendous business benefits and enables companies to obtain a strong competitive advantage...
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