S2 E5: Creating Inclusive Hiring Practices With Dani Herrera

Is it possible to eliminate bias in the workplace? Not really, no. However, we can, at the very least, strive to minimize our unconscious biases. In this episode, Hebba sits down with Dani Herrera, an expert in talent and recruiting with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, to discuss the various challenges recruiters face and how they often lack the necessary tools and resources to excel in their roles. Dani also shares her insights on mitigating the lesser-known biases in hiring while emphasizing the importance of utilizing more inclusive and equitable hiring practices. Plus, is anyone actually reading your cover letter? Tune in to hear Dani’s personal case for doing away with cover letters and her thoughts on why hiring processes are in desperate need of modernization   00:00:02 - Improving Workplace Cultures 00:01:32 - Separating DNI and HR Departments 00:03:12 - The Importance of Inclusive Hiring 00:09:19 - Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Hiring 00:16:30 - Rethinking Resumes and Cover Letters 00:25:14 - The Importance of Inclusive Hiring for Diversity Recruitment 00:34:57 - Building Inclusive Talent Practices for Hiring Success 00:41:43 - The Untapped Potential of Recruiters 00:44:23 - The Importance of Diversity in HR 00:45:58 - Connect with Dani on LinkedIn   For even more exclusive insider content, don’t forget to check out my YouTube page.    Follow Dani:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielagherrera/ Newsletter: https://www.deibydani.com   Follow Hebba:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef 15Five is the performance management platform that drives business results and gives HR teams a complete solution to deliver high employee performance, engagement, and retention while improving manager effectiveness.  Find out more about 15Five here. And if you'd like to keep learning, Hootsuite’s new 2023 Social Media Career Report is loaded with insights about social marketers’ pay, promotions, job satisfaction, challenges, gender pay equity, mental health, and more—to help you attract, hire, and retain the best social marketers. Uncover the state (and state of mind) of the social media marketer in the full report!