Targeting through hiring language<\/p>\n
WIth different generations wanting different things, its important for employers to\u00a0target desired candidates through tailoring, according to Nita Chhinzer, Associate Professor of Leadership & Organizational Management at the University of Guelph.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This starts with the hiring process where different language \u201cresults in different signals\u201d from potential candidates. For instance, emphasizing \u201cleadership\u201d might suggest a power imbalance and alienate candidates who want equality. Similarly, describing a role as one for someone \u201cnot willing to quit until the job is done\u201d may discourage applicants who prioritize work-life balance, causing them to \u201cself-select out,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely recommend tailoring the job ad to the group you\u2019re looking for,\u201d Chhinzer says.<\/p>\n
The job description should remain static, outlining the skills and competencies required, but the job ad is where employers can get specific.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for someone who\u2019s more experienced, talk about things like continual learning opportunities or potentially what the retirement package looks like,\u201d she says. \u201cBut if you’re looking for someone who’s perhaps a little bit more fluid with their career, you would want to talk about opportunities for internal movement, opportunities for flex time and vacation because those things matter to that population.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Targeting through hiring language WIth different generations wanting different things, its important for employers to\u00a0target desired candidates through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[64,63,3409,99,26283,180,28859],"class_list":{"0":"post-30567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-benefits","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-job-ads","13":"tag-jobs","14":"tag-multi-generational-workforce"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}