Industry unites to back new LGBT hiring scheme

investmentweek.co.uk:

LGBT Great Careers is a new joint venture with technology platform Workable, which will provide a central hub for LGBTQ+ talent and under-represented communities. The initiative will support employers and aims to «empower 1 million people by 2030».

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LGBT Great Careers is seeking to make it easier for job seekers to find LGBTQ+ friendly employers by providing access to career opportunities within organisations.

This will include offering job postings, end-to-end talent management and applicant tracking, in addition to robust diversity data reporting and supporting resources for talent and hiring teams alike.

The launch of LGBT Great's #ProudWork campaign, which comes after Pride Month, is based on a detailed study of LGBTQ+ recruitment practices within some of LGBT Great's member firms.

The study led by LGBT Great's insights team, looked at the various challenges and opportunities facing organisations in attracting a wider pool of diverse talent from the LGBTQ+ community.

Additional cohorts of LGBT Great Careers Partners will be announced from the end of September onwards.

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LGBT Great Careers head and LGBT Great chief operating officer Clare Scott said: «This innovative new offering will provide employers with a transformational platform to expand their global talent reach and support our mission of building a new pipeline of LGBTQ+ and, other under-represented talent, for the financial and professional services industry.

»Our robust due diligence programme for assessing organisations using the platform will provide talent with unmatched confidence that LGBT Great Careers