Welcome to my first minisode on STEM Workplace Transformation. Today’s topic is how to draw excellent STEM talent to your organization.
This minisode is taken from my STEM Workplace Transformation Blog. Find the full posting at HerEngineeringCareer.com/blog1.
You know that diversity is key to innovation.
But you can’t seem to find good STEM candidates from underrepresented groups.
And when you do, they don’t stay long.
Finding the right STEM talent and keeping it is not easy.
But it’s a primary enabler for your business. And it’s important to get it right.
Today I’m going to share with you my list of 10 things to do to draw excellent STEM talent.
Which also happens to be 10 things for a more diverse STEM team.
If you do these 10 things, you’ll soon be attracting a diversity of awesome candidates.
10 Ways to Draw STEM Talent to Your Organization
Here we go:
- Be welcoming.
You want your organization to be attractive so that candidates from all backgrounds and situations prefer to work here.
- Be open and inclusive.
Meaning, create an environment in which every employee feels listened to and included.
- Be bias-aware.
You want your team to be aware of their biases so they don’t become barriers for others.
- Seek and attract a diverse hiring pool.
Do what it takes for every possible candidate to be aware of and attracted to your job posting.
- Provide support for various employee affinities.
This means, creating programs that bring employees together to share ideas and best practices.
- Have flexible policies.
This enables your full time workers to also raise families, to take care of elders, to be active in the community.
- Ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate and contribute.
Your leaders should take notice and actively make sure each person’s ideas are heard and their efforts recognized.
- Provide and encourage mentorship.
You want all employees to feel they are valued and assumed to have potential.
- Provide career guidance and professional development.
Because all your employees are respected and esteemed members of the team now and in the future.
- Create and communicate opportunities for all to grow and achieve.
You want each employee to know they have options for career pathways and advancement.
Transform Your STEM Workplace So You Don’t Miss Out
You need to do all of these things to transform your STEM workplace.
All 10.
If you’re missing any, you’re missing out on some awesome STEM talent.
Connect with me at HerEngineeringCareer.com or on LinkedIn to get more help on this to-do list of items for attracting STEM talent.
And stay tuned for more insights in upcoming minisodes.
