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4. Attract diverse talent

Research continues to demonstrates the business case for inclusion and diversity, highlighting

that diverse teams perform better, unleash potential and drive innovation. The quest for

broader and increasingly diverse talent will continue to be one of the main recruitment trends

across sectors in 2024.

We can therefore expect that talent acquisition and inclusive recruitment will become even

more critical to inclusion and diversity strategies of organisations that want to measure success

through impact and tangible progress.

Person-centred recruitment

We can also observe an incremental shift towards the value of the lived experiences and

perspectives, and the transferrable skillsets, knowledge and capabilities that candidates bring.

The days of pitch-perfect CVs with the ‘right’ degrees or names in the field are gradually

becoming a thing of the past for more and more roles.

This approach is proving key to tap into more diverse and conventionally overlooked talent.