

Melissa Dobbins
22 hours ago4 min read
Driving change through ROI
Return on Investment (ROI) is a highly valuable metric with a variety of uses. From convincing your boss or the c-suite to invest in the...
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Melissa Dobbins
Feb 125 min read
How to prioritize what really matters when hiring
Prioritization – it’s one of those terms that is often seen as synonymous with ‘compromise’. And when you hear ‘prioritize’ you may think...
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Melissa Dobbins
Jan 223 min read
Inclusion tips for the first steps of the candidate journey
Candidate experience starts long before the first interview or resume review or the moment the candidate clicks on the big ‘apply now’...
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Melissa Dobbins
Jan 165 min read
To attract or not to attract great talent – 3 tips to avoid biasing job descriptions
While a rose by any other name still smells sweet, when it comes to jobs a name and description could be the difference between...
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Melissa Dobbins
Jan 87 min read
“I’m Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” revisited: Navigating the dangers of technology
Science fiction has been trying to warn us for years that we are heading down a dangerous path. 2001, a Space Odyssey, The Matrix, I...
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Melissa Dobbins
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Increasing diversity does not always require budget
Are your job descriptions inclusive? Sometimes, simply rewording them around the goal of the job can greatly improve diversity.
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Melissa Dobbins
Dec 11, 20245 min read
The importance of ‘Why’ behind DEI
“Why” is a common theme on the career.place blog . “Why” is the trick to refining job requirements and identifying transferable skills ....
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Melissa Dobbins
Nov 21, 20246 min read
The secret to optimizing candidate screening
One of life’s most consistent, persistent, and common lessons is a variation of ‘practice makes perfect.’ From the time we are children...
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Melissa Dobbins
Oct 30, 20244 min read
The formula for COMPELLING diversity, equity, and inclusion goals
“How do we create truly compelling goals?” Good question. The formula is simple: goals must be CLEAR , MEASURABLE , COMPELLING , and...
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Melissa Dobbins
Oct 9, 20243 min read
Tricks to creating effective job titles
Before candidates decide if they are going to click apply, before they grow excited reading the job description, before their interest is...
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Melissa Dobbins
Oct 2, 20244 min read
Shifting the privilege conversation to empower change
“The talk.” A phrase that usually evokes an immediate response. Often it brings up memories of that very awkward conversation with a...
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Melissa Dobbins
Sep 11, 20244 min read
Using panels to remove bias from the hiring process
Career.Place was hiring. We wanted someone who was passionate about our mission of promoting and creating equitable hiring practices....
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Melissa Dobbins
Aug 28, 20243 min read
Ethical conundrum of beauty and gender-norm biases
How deep do biases go? Some, like gender norms, are so ingrained in our culture, we don't realize we are conforming. What can we do to stop?
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Melissa Dobbins
Aug 21, 20244 min read
Three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool
Diversify at the source: three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool While diversity challenges don’t always stem from the...
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Melissa Dobbins
Aug 7, 20244 min read
Tips for evaluating candidate sources
For many, diversifying your workforce starts at the source. The more diversity in the candidate pool applying for your job, the more...
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Melissa Dobbins
Jul 10, 20245 min read
Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring
As part of their effort to plan 2020 content, the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), a nonprofit consortium dedicated to...
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Melissa Dobbins
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Establishing Meaningful Metrics
Picking the right metrics to track is a skill with a huge payoff. The right selection will prove the value of the initiative, align it to...
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Melissa Dobbins
May 28, 20242 min read
Avoid mistakes by learning from the past
This may come as a shock, but this initiative is probably not the first in your organization. This may be the first D&I initiative or the...
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Melissa Dobbins
Apr 17, 20245 min read
Creating job descriptions that excite, not bore
For many candidates, job descriptions are the first window into an organization – it is where they first taste what the organization is...
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Melissa Dobbins
Apr 4, 20247 min read
Driving DEI support through ROI – how to measure success
Return on Investment, or ROI, is one of the most fundamental calculations behind business decisions. Often times, ROI dictates which...
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