Gender diversity in the workplace has numerous benefits. But to build a well-balanced workforce, women need to actually apply to your jobs. You may have noticed – that getting women to apply to your...
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Leontien Rutenfrans
Marketing Manager
Textmetrics
Why generative AI must be approached top-down
…but is currently approached bottom-up When we say that the introduction of ChatGPT did not go unnoticed, that’s quite the understatement. In the shortest possible time, companies were...
How to achieve more diversity in the workplace: five tips
How diverse is your workplace? It’s a question that’s not always easy to answer. There might be a lot of talk about diversity in your workplace. Although that’s a good start, it’s not the same as...
The challenges of job market communication
... and how Textmetrics helps you get more applicants 'The number of female applicants is still too low.' 'We receive almost no responses to this job posting'. And "The ideal candidate might...
AI as a communication assistant
... the Textmetrics smart AI software offers a simple solution to a difficult task Artificial Intelligence: there has been a lot going on lately. This is, of course, due to the arrival of...
DEIB in today’s workplace
As you may have noticed, it’s not that easy to build a diverse and inclusive workplace. Many initiatives look good on paper but lead to disappointing results. For many organizations, reaching their...
What is workplace diversity?
This is probably not the first time you’ve heard of workplace diversity. You might even have already formulated diversity and inclusion goals. But have you managed to reach those goals yet? Don’t be...
Unconscious gender bias affects all women – discover how
Gender bias is a tricky thing. Especially in recruitment, where it can lead to unfairly ignoring the best potential candidates. We’re talking about female candidates here, because gender bias mostly...
Improving your diversity recruitment strategy — discover how
Diversity recruitment is one of those things we’ve heard a lot about in recent years. Why? Well, there are several reasons. For starters, it fits in perfectly with the wish of many organizations to...
Employer branding strategies to win in the battle for talent
As a recruiter, you know just how difficult it currently is to find qualified candidates for your jobs. Talent is scarce, and there is a real battle for talent going on. Therefore, now more than...
What is gender bias in the workplace?
Bias comes in many forms and can cause us to form prejudices against others. One of the biases we often see in the workplace is gender bias. It’s the tendency to prefer one gender over another....
How can employer branding help you in recruitment?
In recruitment, employer branding is something we often overlook. However, it can have a huge impact on your company’s workforce. All companies benefit from having a strong employer brand. Because...
The impact of gender bias in the workplace
When we discuss workplace discrimination, gender bias is one of those topics we can’t ignore. We’re sure that all companies want to treat men and women equally. Unfortunately, though, in practice,...
Gender bias in job descriptions—where we stand now
In recent years, it has become clear that companies need to focus more on diversity and inclusion. People of all backgrounds, genders, and ages need to be equally represented in an organization. And...
The time to get started with employer branding is now
Have you noticed that it is not as easy to recruit new employees as it was a decade ago? The reason for this is twofold. Currently, there just aren’t that many people who are looking for a new job....
How age bias (and many more) stands in the way of diversity
Nowadays, diversity is all around us. We live amongst people of different backgrounds, genders, and ages. We know that diversity in the workforce helps organizations grow. On top of that, diverse...
Three examples of gender bias in the workplace
Think about your workplace and ask yourself the following questions: Do you employ as many women as you do men? Do you have as many women in leadership roles as you do men? Do men and women earn...
All you need to know about employer branding in recruitment
A term like employer branding isn’t automatically linked to recruitment. That’s quite strange, since it has everything to do with attracting and retaining the right employees for your company....
How to put DEIB as center of your recruitment strategy
Over the years, conversations about diversity and inclusion in the workplace have evolved and increased. D&I has become a topic that organizations can’t ignore. It’s likely that you set yourself...
What is gender bias?
Bias comes in many forms and causes us to form prejudices against others. It helps us categorize things to make sense of the world around us. But although it’s common, biases aren’t harmless. In the...
3 ways to write your job ads at language level B1
How is the search for new staff going? Do your job ads get enough responses from potential candidates? If not, there might be something wrong with the way you’re writing them. Did you know that 1...
How to foster DEIB?
Greater innovation, better team performance and increased profitability. These all sound good, right? Just like improving engagement and retention. But what exactly is “doing the right thing”? It...
What is diversity recruitment and why is it important?
How diverse is your workforce? Before you answer, we’re not just talking about creating the perfect male/female ratio. As you know, diversity is about a lot more than that. You want a workforce that...
5 ways to prevent gender bias in your recruitment process
In 2022, we still have to deal with exclusion within the recruitment process. Most of the time people are not aware of for example gender bias in their process. Therefore, it’s getting more and more...