1.26.22
Topic
Inclusion & Diversity
Media Type
Articles
Get rid of subjective qualifications
Have you ever asked yourself what “excellent written and verbal communications skills” actually means?
This phrase is ubiquitous, yet means something different to every single person who will be participating in the candidate screening and interviewing process. Moreover, people with dyslexia, autism, stuttering and hearing loss may choose not to apply for a job that contains this phrase because they may not consider their communication skills to be excellent. In the field of technology, that can be up to 1 in 8 candidates according to a recent Stack Overflow survey.