What are the benefits of diversity officers?

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So if you’re keeping track here, one specifically caters to diverse employees, and the other caters to “everyone else.” Which begs the question, why are we categorizing diverse employees separately from “employees?” Why does there need to be a diversity officer/manager? Shouldn’t someone in a managerial hiring position be of the 21st century, and therefore, able to “manage diversity?” Shouldn’t managing “diverse” employees be the same as managing “not diverse” employees? Where’s the connection here?

“Larger corporations are big political donors, yet in many cases, they are donating to politicians with social stands that go against stated company policies on diversity, in particular when it comes to same-sex marriage. It’s good if a CEO is personally overseeing diversity efforts, but if they are also responsible for donations to a politician who opposes same-sex marriage, what’s the point?”- Eric Rosenbaum, writer CNBC

Conflicting views and actions can confuse your hiring force, not to mention give honduras whatsapp phone number your company a muddled brand image. It seems that the concept of diversity hiring is still a muddled, mud stew of contradicting force. Maybe most companies don’t have a basic good intention, maybe companies do need that reinforcing factor delivering on the promise of diversity.

So why DO certain companies need diversity officers? As much as you would like to infer that everyone is good and that all hiring managers hire with a non-biased approach, that is not always the case. Many corporations/companies have come to this realization, that maybe some of their hiring employees can’t be unbiased. Some companies have incorporated diversity officers because they aren’t sure their hiring managers are truly onboarding new employees with diversity in mind.

The diversity officer is there to be the absolute line in the sand, incorporating/maintaining unique employees with a wide set of skills.

Some companies have it right like Hospital giant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), their workplace diversity efforts include incorporating dignity and respect as a value on employee evaluations. They also reach out to minorities and women-owned suppliers. The hospital also grooms minority candidates internally forget this, leadership positions!

Diversity officers/managers can be a great tool for integrating valuable ideals into a company. That is if the diversity officer is there to do the deed. Many companies need to sit down and consider whether their hiring process is effective in terms of hiring new talent AND diversity.