Tear Down the Paper Ceiling
Deccan ChronicleDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion have become focal points of discussion for companies worldwide, across all industries and sizes. In 2022, a McKinsey report highlighted how COVID-19, a potential recession and the great attrition has forced US companies to go beyond the paper ceiling and adopt a skills-based approach to expand their talent pool and retain great workers. Coding bootcamps and 4-year colleges boast similar alumni representation in top tech companies, signaling the imminent dissolution of the paper ceiling and the diminishing importance of formal degrees for career success. Recruiters also need to incorporate strategies to evaluate soft skills, such as behavioral interviews, situational judgment tests and collaborative problem-solving exercises, to ensure successful, long-term hires. As skills-based hiring catches up and teams become increasingly diverse, company leadership needs to put in focused efforts to manage change–sensitize people to accept differences, be empathetic, and work together towards a common goal.
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