Resources for Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but is a living collection of ideas from Green Bay SHRM members and companies that applied to the WISHRM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award. If you have other ideas, please feel free to reach out to add!

• Build or support Employee Resource Groups that help employee engagement and inclusion.
• Ensure that suppliers and vendors your company use are diverse.
• Observe or acknowledge multi-cultural holidays respectfully and use as an opportunity to educate employees and promote cultural        competency.  
• Focus on hiring a diverse workforce.
• Ensure benefits packages are inclusive. Example: consider family planning benefits or paid parental leave.
• Build policies and procedures that ensure equitable pay.
• Actively hire veterans or current service members and ensure that your organization has benefits that support them.
• Provide training on neurodiversity and how to support those who are neurodiverse.
• Provide accommodations and support for Individuals with disabilities.
• Have required and frequent training on unconscious bias, cultural awareness and other DEI focused topics.
• Use AI technologies to remove personal information from applications and resumes to encourage fair and consistent hiring practices.
  
• Develop metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for DEI initiatives. 
  

Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.greatergbc.org/economic-development/diversity-equity-inclusion

NEW North resources: https://www.thenewnorth.com/diversity-inclusion/

Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, UW-GB: http://www.uwgb.edu/mesa/

Diversity at NWTC: https://www.nwtc.edu/about-nwtc/diversity-equity-inclusion/diversity-and-inclusion-resources

Diversity at St. Norbert College: https://www.snc.edu/diversityaffairs/

Cassandra Voss Center: https://www.snc.edu/cvc/

Oneida community: cultural opportunities, or post a job vacancy at your organization: https://oneida-nsn.gov/kalihwisaks/ and https://exploreoneida.com/

Brown County Veteran’s Service Office: https://www.browncountywi.gov/departments/veterans-services/general-information/

Department of Workforce Development, Office of Veteran’s Employment Services: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/veterans/

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) National Military Employment Resource page: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/military-employment-resource-page.aspx

Department of Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/

Great Lakes ADA Center: https://www.adagreatlakes.org/

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - The leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues: https://askjan.org/

SHRM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources: https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/Pages/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.aspx