TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide suggestions for hiring teams, human resources departments and hiring decision-makers on how to create more diverse hiring practices.Design/methodology/approach The authors will be drawing on their experience in leadership roles running global organizations for women in technology and running technology divisions for one of the world’s largest banks.Findings By instituting one or more of the following recommendations, companies will move towards a higher level of inclusion of diverse candidates.Originality/value Diversity is important! VL - 15 IS - 5 SN - 1475-4398 DO - 10.1108/SHR-08-2016-0069 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-08-2016-0069 AU - Brodock Kate AU - Massam Geoff PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/01/01 TI - How and why to hire a diverse workforce: what you need to know T2 - Strategic HR Review PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 208 EP - 213 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -