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Neurodivergence and the workplace: reducing unconscious bias in the recruitment process
Publisher
Employer engagement (disability)
Disability employment
Recruitment
Neurodiversity
People with disability
Bias
Australia
Description
This guide explains neurodivergence and its value to businesses, and highlights how unconscious bias can hinder recruitment.
It offers 8 practical tips to help employers create fairer, more inclusive hiring processes, such as:
- simplifying job ads
- focusing on essential skills
- using task-based assessments
- seeking candidate feedback to better support neurodivergent applicants and expand the talent pool.
An audio version is also available.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Commonwealth of Australia 2025
License type:
CC BY
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
30 Oct 2025
