Case study:
Generation Purple
Addressing the diversity gap in recruitment
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A new venture is enhancing diversity in graduate recruitment through digital initiatives
Inequalities is a global challenge. There is huge demand for more inclusive workforces. Students from underrepresented areas do not know how to access graduate jobs. Existing graduate recruitment portals do not provide opportunities for connecting these marginalised students, with their graduate employers.
Generation Purple is a graduate recruitment start-up which aims to enhance diversity in graduate recruitment, by leveraging technology. Through a unique job portal, the start-up’s social mission is to help students from the top 5 underrepresented groups: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning/Queer (LGBT+Q), women, disabled and lower socio-economic communities connect to top graduate employers, helping employers to build inclusive workplaces. Through an engaging creative technology tool, Generation Purple will use alternative digital initiatives including gaming technology to replace the conventional psychometric tests used by recruitment platforms, ensuring that employers are matched with the correct skills and qualifications required for the vacancies.
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