Bernard Hodes Group | Solutions | Workplace Diversity Solutions

HODES DIVERSITY CONSULTING

Diversity Consultation and Strategy Development

One of our most comprehensive services is direct diversity consultation and strategy development. This can be the foundation for effective diversity management and represents a critical component in the development of your employer brand. Based on an initial assessment and consultation, our diversity experts will develop integrated outreach, branding, communications and recruitment strategies that are specifically tailored to meet your company’s overall diversity mission, relationship and partnership development objectives.

Employer Diversity Awards Submission & Application

In today’s diverse business marketplace, more awards are available to employers than ever before. You have got a great story to tell. But preparing and submitting award documents can become an all-consuming task. Fortunately, Bernard Hodes Group is here to help. Our staff will help you submit your qualifications for high-profile national honors, as well as important accolades in your local community. We’re here to do the work…. So your company can get the recognition it deserves.

Diversity Training, Seminars & Workshops

Research has shown that it is imperative for companies to embrace diversity in the workplace if they want to remain competitive in today’s changing world. Staffing teams may have an understanding of the importance of diversity, but recruiters and hiring managers may not know how to implement or sustain their organization’s diversity initiatives and goals. Through our diversity training, consultation and workshops, recruiters and hiring managers will learn how to recruit and retain candidates who are knowledgeable, ethnically rich and culturally competent.

Executive Briefing
For senior staff and executive team of the organization, with discussion points that impart information on the theory of diversity, the business case for diversity and the link to the organization’s specific business strategies. Briefing includes a consultation component, discussion and review of diversity strategies and initiatives and recommendations for addressing specific needs.
Diversity Recruitment Workshop
Designed for recruitment specialists, hiring managers or both, these workshops provide best practice scenarios for diversity recruiting, including interviewing, basic communication skills and cultural do’s and don’ts. Recruitment specialists and/or hiring managers will learn about the availability of the diverse talent pool in or near the marketplace and expectations of diverse candidates. Participants will gain an understanding of diversity theory and diversity recruitment strategies.
Diversity Management Training for Managers
Training session focus is on diversity theory, best practices and the business case for diversity and includes interactive exercises and teambuilding activities. Final content is tailored based upon client objectives and assessment of the organization’s current stage of diversity.

Diversity Council Action Planning and Consultation

Looking to establish a Diversity Council or give new life to a current group? Our experts can help get you on the right track. An initial assessment and consultation will set the pace for an in-depth strategy and action-planning session with your group. Ultimately your group will end up with an action plan and ongoing consultation to ensure they stay on track.

E-Learning − Online Diversity Toolkit

Our diversity toolkit provides you with a myriad of tools and resources available to recruiters and managers for use in training, education, recruitment and retention of diverse candidates. This wonderful tool is placed on your intranet for easy access by your staff, building consistency in diversity knowledge and institutionalizing your diversity efforts.

Diversity Assessment and Communications Audit

A communications audit and process review to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the communications and cultural practices currently being employed. This step-by-step assessment will enable your company to better understand where the opportunities for improvement exist and will look at the full continuum of messages you use to brand your organization as a diversity employer of choice and to attract minority candidates.