The Commonwealth has adopted a skills-based hiring approach, focusing on a candidate’s skills and experiences rather than education or credentials. This expands the diversity and quality of the applicant pool and provides opportunities to job seekers from more marginalized communities who have historically been overlooked and underrepresented.
Distributing your open and available positions to the right audiences is one of the most successful ways to attract qualified and diverse candidates. This site is a tool for marketing your job openings and your local health board or department to job seekers. You can also send your postings to OLRH for inclusion in the Pulse newsletter at LocalRegionalPublicHealth@mass.gov, distributed to local health professionals bi-monthly.
Additionally, making direct outreach to affinity groups or academic institutions can lead to a more diverse hiring pool. You can view a list of academic institutions in the Academic Health Department Consortium. You can also work with professional organizations and affinity groups.