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December 3, 2018

How to hire for diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Tips on how to make your company a place where anyone will feel welcome – and some examples of just how to put those words into action


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Non-profit organisation Diversity VC, and European investor Atomico have published a helpful guide to diversity and inclusion, including a list of inclusive hiring and design tools.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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