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Resume-Free Hiring Strategies

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Fast Company Sought Employees Directly Without Requiring Resumes

— January 17, 2022 — Pop Culture
Fast Company, the award-winning journalism hub, has announced its most recent onboarded employees were the product of a resume-free hiring strategy. Fast Company found that it needed to hire six skilled employees during the "Great Resignation," which proved to be difficult. While the company did post its job openings through conventional means, such as Indeed and LinkedIn, where it found more success was in online communities.

When hiring these six workers, Fast Company did not demand resumes from applicants. Instead, the brand went to its previous connections, to discord communities, and to other online communities with its job posting. The staff in charge of hiring at Fast Company would simply be transparent about the job expectations and compensations, and this led to many high-quality applicants fairly quickly.

Fast Company found that this method of hiring is more inclusive than peering at resumes since resumes often boast about high-profile universities or past jobs, which not everyone in society has access to. The journalism hub effectively gained a more talented workforce and a more diverse workforce in one fell swoop by eliminating the need for resumes and traditional hiring methods.

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Trend Themes
1. Resume-free Hiring - In eliminating the reliance on traditional hiring methods, companies could potentially access more diverse and qualified applicants.
2. Online Community Sourcing - Leveraging online communities for hiring purposes can lead to a wider pool of applicants and greater inclusivity.
3. Transparency in Job Expectations - Being transparent about job expectations and compensations can make the hiring process more efficient and attract high-quality applicants.
Industry Implications
1. Human Resources - HR departments could benefit from exploring non-traditional hiring methods to improve diversity and access to talented applicants.
2. Journalism - The journalism industry could benefit from adopting a more diverse workforce in order to better represent and understand diverse audiences and communities.
3. Tech - Online communities and social media platforms could create new tools and solutions to enable more streamlined, inclusive recruitment practices.
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