1) I'd focus on eliminating unconscious bias from job descriptions. There are a lot of articles and tools out there that can help with this.
2) List the job on platforms that care about inclusivity and have a diverse demographic (like dev.to!)
3) Promote the job at events that are also inclusive and diverse.
Reviewing process
1) If you have the resources, eliminate as much personal info from the each resume as possible. This will help prevent you and your team's own biases to get in the way.
2) Instead of reviewing resumes together, add your feedback to a form. This way, everyone on your team has a say on whether or not a candidate should reach the next level. Avoid group think.
3) Same as the above after each in-person interview. Have you ever been in a situation where you really liked someone but then a peer says they thought that person was a terrible fit? In that moment, it's easy to doubt your original opinion so giving everyone an opportunity to provide feedback without groupthink is crucial.
Yes! At the top of the funnel:
1) I'd focus on eliminating unconscious bias from job descriptions. There are a lot of articles and tools out there that can help with this.
2) List the job on platforms that care about inclusivity and have a diverse demographic (like dev.to!)
3) Promote the job at events that are also inclusive and diverse.
Reviewing process
1) If you have the resources, eliminate as much personal info from the each resume as possible. This will help prevent you and your team's own biases to get in the way.
2) Instead of reviewing resumes together, add your feedback to a form. This way, everyone on your team has a say on whether or not a candidate should reach the next level. Avoid group think.
3) Same as the above after each in-person interview. Have you ever been in a situation where you really liked someone but then a peer says they thought that person was a terrible fit? In that moment, it's easy to doubt your original opinion so giving everyone an opportunity to provide feedback without groupthink is crucial.
Also don't give up! Like any hard problem it's way too easy to say "welp, that was hard, but at least we tried".