A survey conducted among members of the African Professional Network of Ireland found that half believe that anonymising job applicants' names during the recruitment process would help to make Irish workplaces more diverse.
70% of the members surveyed believe that including professionals from diverse backgrounds as part of the interview panel is the best way to address inherent bias while hiring.
Just under half called for the creation of focused internship programmes specifically aimed at candidates from diverse backgrounds.However, many African professionals in Ireland regard their background as an advantage, with almost four in 10 respondents saying that their ethnicity had positively shaped their career progression to date.
Sewagodimo Matlapeng, APNI Career Lead said the survey had highlighted the increased diversity in workplaces in Ireland, but that there was still progress to be made in ensuring that companies are reflective of the society they exist in.
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