DE&I

Championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We’re talent solution specialists who share the same belief as you – diversity matters. Embracing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) isn't just a noble aspiration: it’s the key to forging a workforce of unparalleled excellence. While keeping DE&I at the forefront of your workforce strategy may pose challenges, research has unequivocally demonstrated that HR departments that excel in DE&I are more likely to achieve outstanding results in recruiting and retention.

Together, let's unlock the true potential of your organization by championing DE&I as the cornerstone of your success.

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Choose talent acquisition that supports your DE&I priorities

Creating a diverse workforce isn’t about hitting DE&I targets. It’s about creating an inclusive culture and workplace that attracts, and is shaped by, people of all backgrounds and talents. We work with you to achieve this goal, bringing together our DE&I recruitment best practices with powerful technology that allows you to measure your success. When you begin to see growing numbers of diverse candidates at each stage of the recruitment cycle, increased retention of diverse workers and growing satisfaction rates among hires and hiring managers, you’ll know you’re well on your journey to becoming a truly inclusive employer that attracts the brightest and best talent from among people of all backgrounds.

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12 months of exceptional outcomes

LevelUP in Action:

Our recruitment capabilities with a focus on DE&I

12 months of exceptional outcomes

Explore how we used our RPO capabilities to drive DE&I success, achieving an impressive 81% diverse hires within a mere 12 months. Dive into our strategic approach that reshaped our client's recruitment process with inclusivity at its core.

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Helping you overcome barriers to meeting DE&I priorities

Diversity is a top priority for many organizations, yet the majority of HR leaders do not believe they are achieving high performance in DE&I. Data gathered from McLean & Company’s 2023 HR Trends Survey of 1,075 points to the following barriers to DEI progress.

59%

Dedicated time for DE&I work

43%

Resources and funding

38%

Creating a unified strategy

34%

Lack of data

29%

Lack of leadership support

LevelUP’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consulting helps you to overcome these barriers. We bring the data and dedicated resource you need for DE&I recruiting, working with your senior leaders and others to create a unified strategy that allows you to draw on truly diverse talent pools.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consulting that solves your resourcing and time challenges

Do you need experts to work with your internal teams to put DE&I talent acquisition strategies at the heart of your recruitment, onboarding, and retention? Our consultants and coordinators can work with you to secure leadership support, benchmark your DE&I metrics, and evaluate them so they can be used to drive continuous improvement. We’ll also use our technology to analyze your processes, alerting you to issues such as potentially biased language in job descriptions. Thanks to our strong relationships with professional talent organizations, our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consulting is able to open up even larger talent streams for each and every hire.

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FAQs About Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion mean different things to different people. These are the definitions that we use to implement our services.

Diversity

The range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social/socio-economic class, education, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical value systems, national origin, and political beliefs.

Equity

The fair treatment, access, and opportunity for advancement for all people. It requires promoting impartiality and fairness within the procedures, processes, and distribution of resources by organizations and systems.

Inclusion

The creation of a workplace culture where individuals with diverse backgrounds are respected and treated with dignity and respect and have a sense of belonging. An inclusive company celebrates and promotes respect for the variety of talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of its workforce.

As a minority owned business, we make DE&I our way of doing business. It would be our pleasure to embed our DE&I consulting services or dedicated resources within the solution your business needs. We take a holistic approach to helping our clients build recruitment strategies that have a lasting impact with DE&I at the forefront.

Yes. We have Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) accreditation awarded by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). We are also a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

Yes, we engage with a number of organizations to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. A few examples include The Mom Project, Roleshare, and Disability Confident. We are also members of SHRM, SIA, and APSCo which delivers support and market intelligence to members around the world.