REPRESENTATION Innovative hiring Expanding Our Our hiring programs help women, underrepresented groups, veterans and Talent Reach neurodiverse people access employment opportunities, and include adaptive interviewing formats, expanded onboarding, Our innovative hiring programs and skills development and training, community partnerships extend beyond women and and mentoring support. underrepresented groups. We also focus on hiring veterans, people with career gaps 85% and those who are neurodiverse. After the hiring process, many of our programs In the U.S. it’s estimated that 85.0% continue to provide additional support as of people on the autism spectrum are we onboard, train and develop program unemployed, yet their strengths in participants. This helps us reach and retain “I know I’ll never get diverse thinking can yield innovative 41 the best talent. thoughts and solutions. Dell’s neurodiversity hiring program offered bored. This is where the Richard the opportunity to showcase his jobs of the future will be.” talents through a two-week workshop that 90% included a sample peer project, mentors, career RICHARD ERSKINE development skills and hiring managers with REGULATORY AUDIT SENIOR ANALYST, Nearly 90.0% of career reentry Embracing neurodiverse talent training on unconscious bias. GLOBAL AUDIT & TRANSFORMATION candidates are women who left the (NORTH AMERICA) workforce for various reasons. Dell Richard Erskine sees the world differently. He Richard joined Dell full time at the end of the knows as a neurodiverse person, the world two-week workshop. We provided a structured believes they have the desired skills and 42 sometimes sees him differently, too. Being seen onboarding process, including mentors and experience to be successful hires. differently can be a challenge when it comes to routine check-ins to ensure his success. starting a career. On paper, he had everything recruiters wanted to see. Unfortunately, the His advice to managers considering hiring 2.9x interviews presented a barrier. neurodiverse talent? Veterans offer distinct advantages to “I would get really nervous and a slight “I would say give it a shot! It’s an opportunity to employers, including 2.9 times more speech impediment would show up. The diversify your team with individuals who may be work experience (for those with a interviewer would get uncomfortable or maybe able to offer different perspectives.” bachelor’s degree), 8.3% longer retention not understand me, and then I wouldn’t get and 39.0% more promotability than 43 called back.” nonveterans. INTRO OUR PLAN GOALS DASHBOARD ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY CULTIVATING INCLUSION TRANSFORMING LIVES ETHICS & PRIVACY SUPPLY CHAIN BY THE NUMBERS APPENDIX 75