A Community-Driven Movement, Focused on the Acceleration of Equality in the Workplace

Together, we can.

CandidateX believes in a world where everyone can apply for any role, without fear.

Our Mission

CandidateX believes in a world where everyone can be their true selves within the workplace, where every voice is heard, and where every employee feels a true sense of belonging.

Our community encourages its members to contribute stories and experiences of inclusion, gained through their careers. We are harnessing this engagement to solve diversity and inclusion challenges in the workplace.

Guided by our community, CandidateX is driving and shaping relevant products, services and best practice for widespread organisational adoption. Creating positive change to impact the lives of under-represented candidate groups.

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Our Community is Growing

More people like you are adding their voice and supporting CandidateX every day, because representation matters. Add your voice, strengthen ours and help us get to our target of…

10000

CandidateX supporters by June 2020

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You’re CandidateX and You’re Not Alone

CandidateX is anyone who is striving for a world where applicants are accepted based on their skills, experience and merit. A world where you are assessed on what you can do, and not who you are.

The CandidateX community is driving the conversation on inclusion excellence standards. This is a community that truly represents everyone: created by the people.

Together, our experiences can influence and inspire – add your voice, strengthen ours.

CandidateX Timeline

Jan

Feb

14 Feb 2020

Launch Marketing/Social Media Campaign

Mar

17 Mar 2020

Community Survey Launch

Apr

17 Apr 2020

Crowd Funding Recruitment Campaign

May

22 May 2020

Launch Showcase

Jun

10,000 Members

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

20,000 Members

Nov

20 Nov 2020

Launch Recruitment Platform

Dec

10 Dec 2020

Launch Market Place for Businesses & Individuals

30,000 Members

A Platform for Change. Your Voice Matters

CandidateX is the platform for genuinely inclusive businesses to speak proudly about authentic initiatives they are working on.

Are you a business that has a story to tell? Are you someone that has worked for a truly inclusive organisation?

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People Like You Are Sharing Their Stories…

“Having worked in financial services for over 25 years, I can see how easy it is to accept a shortlist of only candidate ‘Y’ types. CandidateX will help to address this.”

“Hiring someone just because they are ‘like me’ leads to groupthink and generates more of what’s gone before. CandidateX will help create innovative, creative workplaces, where objective hiring based on the specific skills, attitudes and potential required for a role becomes the norm, not the exception”

“By changing my name to Simon on my CV I received an increased number of responses. Same CV, different name, same person…”

“I met a seasoned entrepreneur who would not consider Indian candidates. He said “their problem was they say yes to everything.”

“I met a hiring manager who didn’t want African candidates because “they have poor communication skills” – as a young recruiter, I felt horrified dealing with such overt prejudice.”

“From my experience as an applicant and talking to others, there has always been and still remains a strong factor of discrimination, when looking at a CV, from just the name and the perceived origins of the person based on their name. I strongly believe bias is created immediately, before assessing the experience and qualifications or meeting the candidate”

“Unfortunately, we live in a world where people judge you in seconds meeting you or viewing your profile pic online. I changed my appearance from a turban-wearing Skih to one that doesn’t. I found overall this opened more doors for me…it would be great if this wasn’t the case in life.”

I am passionate about data-driven approaches to inclusion to identify gaps in equity and measure progress. At the same time, we can’t lose sight of the power of qualitative data in the form of stories about our lived experiences. While leaders say they want numbers, the biggest leaps in commitment and accountability come as a result of real stories about the impact of inequities that had been previously invisible to those at the top.

The creative industries desperately need an employment method free of unconscious bias

While I have a focus on disability, I am passionate about inclusion for all members of society. We all deserve equal opportunities in work and life.

I am passionate about equality and inclusion in the workplace, and that we should have an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and give of their best. as someone with hidden disabilities, I have experienced inappropriate behaviour and discrimination and want to help others and ensure this doesn’t happen.

My aspiration is that every student with an inclusion needs gets a job!

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CandidateX is collecting experiences from our community. We want to hear the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to inclusion.

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