Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Introduction

Lincoln Recruitment otherwise known as “Lincoln” aims to create an inclusive workplace internally and to assist our clients in the same way during our recruitment process. This is something that Lincoln is committed to because we see the huge benefits that diversity and inclusion can bring to workplaces. There is strong evidence and research, consistent with our own experience, which shows the benefits that different backgrounds and perspectives can bring to problem-solving, decision-making, risk management, employee engagement and more.

We also support external D&I initiatives, for example one of our employees is one of the Co-organisers of the Irish chapter of global not for profit Women in AI which is now the largest Chapter in the world to increase female representation and participation in AI via education, research, events, and blogging. The Irish Chapter recently won the award for Best Diversity & Inclusion Programme at the Analytics Institute of Ireland’s Analytics & AI Awards.

Lincoln’s Internal Hiring Policy

In order to perform our mission, we need staff with diverse experiences and backgrounds who bring different knowledge and thinking styles. We are privileged to have fantastic staff who are diverse in gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious belief, life-stage, socio-economic backgrounds, family circumstances and much more.

To ensure our internal job advertising speaks equally to a diverse pool of talent, we have invested in a tool called Broadbean. This tool is known in recruitment where it allows you to post jobs on multiple job boards attracting as broad a cohort of candidates as possible for assessment. We have also utilized this tool to help consultants to understand and use non-discriminatory language in job advertisements and thought leadership content.

To find language/words that appeals to inclusion-minded people and reveals the gender-coded language that you cannot see in your text, we also promote a tool called Gender Decoder to our consultants. See link: http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/

Lincoln’s Gender Ratio 2021

Male : 57
Female :43

Lincoln’s Recruitment Hiring Policy

Having a clear, outlined recruitment hiring policy that engages with diversity, inclusion and equality is at the forefront of what we offer to our clients as well as our candidates. Each application is treated with fairness, so our clients can rest assured talent will not be missed in the process.

Lincoln’s Client Vacancy Fulfilment Policy Step by Step Guide

1. Define the requirements: A thorough briefing session with our client to understand their interpretation and preferences regarding the role. We will seek to understand the specific skill sets required as well as the competencies that are critical to the role. Our briefing should also cover how best to position and describe the company to prospective candidates.

2. Cultural Fit: When a client’s organisation has a defined culture, we map this culture and assess to what extent the candidate is suitable for a position of this kind.

3. Search: Begin a detailed search campaign, which will include advertised search, Lincoln research, Lincoln database, referrals, and other sources.

4. Assessing/Equality: All candidates are reviewed equally and are considered. Each CV is reviewed and feedback is given to each candidate. Based on their experience and suitability, our Broadbean recruitment system will allow candidates to be informed of their application status.

5. Long List: A long list will be created with the top potential candidates where consultants will interview each application on the long list. Lincoln consultants are experienced in all aspects of interviewing all levels of candidates and assessing.

6. Other Assessment strategies: Reference checking and psychometric testing is another option for assessment that is frequently used.

7. Shortlisting: We will develop a written profile for each candidate that is shortlisted, which will include his or her CV and our overall impressions.

8. Organisation: Lincoln will manage, schedule, and monitor all the stages of the interview process to ensure the process is of the highest quality, compliance and governance.

9. Communication: Consultants will provide consultation throughout to make the process as seamless as possible for our clients and candidates. This is a very important step in the process because it ensures that each candidate is treated fairly and with respect.

Just like our internal hiring policy, we use Broadbean for our clients’ benefit too. Any job that is posted from Lincoln Recruitment goes through Broadbean which has standard tone words and language removed. By using the General Decoder tool, this will allow us to tune your language to every market where you need to hire so we can cater to all areas in our business. We also assist our clients with D&I employer branding by partnering with them for events such as Women in AI events.

Equality In The Workplace

This is something we are committed to at Lincoln and we follow the following steps to ensure it:

1. We have appointed an equality officer and we follow their protocol.
2. We communicate equality with our clients, candidates and suppliers.
3. We integrate equality into our learning, development and training.
4. We evaluate, monitor and review our policies and practices.
5. Develop a progression plan in line with people’s compliance with the equality policy.

Family-Friendly Workplace and Work-Life Balance:

At Lincoln, we welcome family units of all walks of life amongst our employees. These include single parents, blended families, carers, etc. In order to facilitate our employee’s work-life balance, we pride ourselves on offering the following:

• Flexible working hours to accommodate your family needs.
• Work from home opportunities to discuss with your manager.
• Flexi-time and time in lieu to be allocated accordingly.
• No discrimination policy to be implemented amongst those who avail of family-friendly options.