Recruiting and EEO

JRS · September 2002

I'm with a for-profit company in Washington, DC. We are not a government contractor or sub-contractor. We're installing a new Applicant Tracking System and would like advice on what, if anything, we should ask candidates regarding EEO data. I realize the information is voluntary on the part of the candidate, but is it even necessary to ask? Thanks.

Don D · September 2002

Given your circumstances, why would you want it?

Cinderella · September 2002

We ask (on a form separate from the application and that is voluntary of course)their race, sex, if they are disabled, a Vietnam Veteran, a veteran from an era other than Vietnam or a disabled veteran from an era other than Vietnam. I think that's it.
Cinderella

Don D · September 2002

But the question remains the same. If you have no government imposed requirement to do so (such as OFCCP relationship or an EEOC conciliatory agreement of some sort) and no state or federal mandate otherwise that requires you to collect and possess such demographic data, why would you do it? There are only two reasons to ask an applicant for something on a document. (1) You need it to make your process work and (2) somebody requires it of you. If neither of those is your reason, I suggest it is entirely inappropriate to collect it.

Margaret Morford · September 2002

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-19-02 AT 09:27AM (CST)[/font][p]Don't forget the requirement to report statistics to the EEOC annually (EEO-1).

Margaret Morford
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Don D · September 2002

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-19-02 AT 09:48AM (CST)[/font][p]The EEO-1 doesn't track applicants. It tracks employees. The EEOC would love for every employer to keep a clipboard with all this applicant demographic legwork on it. They will (mis)analyze it nine ways from Sunday and it will serve you no useful purpose whatsoever. It invites trouble.

Margaret Morford · September 2002

OOPS! I didn't go back and read the question again. I thought it was asking about all tracking and not just applicant tracking. Don D, thanks for correcting my mistake!

Margaret Morford
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Neferlaw · September 2002

We are a medium sized non-profit lawfirm. Are we required to submit an EEO-1 form? What are the legal requirements? Thanks for any info you can provide.

Don D · September 2002

You might try this site for general related information: [url]www.eeoc.gov/[/url]

Recruiting and EEO

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