Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 03/22/2024.
Main Idea: This session is about meaningful engagement and transparent communication are more important than ever when recruiting Gen Z
Three simple shifts in your early recruitment perspectives that will help your organization create systemic change, which starts with prioritizing the next generation of talent:
If your industry is one that recruits early and you can't shift the timeline, invest in ways to meet candidates where they are, make it easier for them to engage with you, and, most importantly, make that engagement less intimidating.
When posting a job, make it easy for the candidate to understand exactly what you're looking for. Lead with the job function, not the industry. Title your position succinctly and make it easy to understand. Use the position description to include short-form content. Within minutes, candidates should know exactly:
What am I going to be doing? (function),
Why do I want to do this? (culture and values) and 4. Can I afford to do this? (compensation).
When considering potential candidates for an entry-level role, look way beyond a GPA, for the aforementioned reason and because GPAs and grading processes vary significantly not just between different schools, but between every single professor and class that a student takes.
Main idea: How do you see your identity and how might it contribute to the diversity of our company? This is the core question recruiters need to ask when recruiting for Gen Z.
When looking recruiting diverse communities of talent, it's about how to look, including an expanded understanding of the factors that diversify a talent pool. As of now, skills and quantifiable successes are valued over elements of a person’s identity in recruiting. But companies should shift from caring only about what candidates have done to caring about who candidates are, too.
Employers should stop framing race and identity as something employees disclose, and rather encourage workers to view their lived experience as an asset to potential teams beyond the hiring process. Everyone has their own experiences and that’s what diversity in the workforce is supposed to be.
This new generation cares about the personal more than the professional, and employers need to speak their language.
Main idea: (How to build diverse teams by the new definition of diversity & understanding the new definition of diversity)
Focus on how people think, not only on what they know. How they have failed, and not only where they've succeeded.
The pursuit of diverse, inclusive and equitable workforces will forever evolve, and as a result can be as complicated and intimidating as good as it is for business.
Actionable, simple steps recruiters and non-DEI experts can take:
Consider all experiences, not just internships, when evaluating candidates. Listen to the stories behind their scholarship program requirements, research and other academic projects that they have completed during the semesters, the time commitment involved with playing a sport or being responsible for taking care of younger siblings. Rather than looking for mistakes in a resume, look for the story.
Byron Slosar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Build, Don't Buy Talent: Building for gen z, being people first diverse talent + early engagement, Next-Gen Recruitment Strategies: Recruiting for Gen Z and DEI for non-DEI experts: How to promote diverse work environments without being a DEI expert. The estimated speaking fee range to book Byron Slosar for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Byron Slosar generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Daymond John, Katica Roy, Nicole Yeary and Chris Hughes. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Byron Slosar for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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