Diversity Recruiters

The Role of a Diversity Leader

A diversity leader, also known as a Chief Diversity Officer or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, helps their organization create a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse workforce by developing and implementing programs, strategies, and initiatives that encourage diversity and inclusion. They collaborate closely with the human resources department, senior leadership, and all employees to ensure diversity principles are integrated into the company’s talent acquisition, development, and retention practices.

Moreover, diversity leaders foster cultural transformation by creating awareness, education, and training that is fair and transparent, ensuring that every employee feels supported and valued regardless of their background, identity, or experiences. They work to address issues such as unconscious bias and discrimination, foster open communication, and advocate for equal opportunities.

These professionals also set diversity goals and monitor the organization’s progress toward these objectives, review organizational policies to align with current regulations and best practices, and support conflict resolution and complaint responses related to discrimination. Ultimately, diversity leaders aim to cultivate positive work environments where everyone feels like a valued member of the team, resulting in enhanced innovation, employee engagement, and organizational performance.

Our Approach to Diversity Executive Search

When we begin a new search, our team of expert recruiters works to understand our client’s business goals and needs to create a hiring strategy that will help them achieve success. Our deep dive into the organization also reveals talent gaps and areas that could gain from hiring the ideal person. With our analysis complete, our recruiters launch a search for the perfect individual for the role.

We leverage our global network, partnership with NPAworldwide, and an array of recruitment technologies, such as candidate tracking and talent analytics, to locate the top talent. From these channels, we carefully choose professionals who have the requisite skill set and attitude to align with our client’s company ethos, vision, and goals.

These individuals are all subject to our rigorous screening procedure, during which we test their abilities and verify their professional references. We do this through psychometric assessments, competency tests, behavioral interviews, and criminal record checks. This results in a shortlist of pre-qualified candidates that we present to our client’s hiring manager for final interviews.

As a top diversity recruiting firm, Keller is committed to diversity and inclusion throughout the search process. This means we consider candidates from different backgrounds and assess them only on their professional merits, without regard for their gender, age, race, or sexual orientation.

Our recruiters have also been trained to recognize unconscious bias and employ diversity hiring techniques such as blind resume reviews to ensure each applicant is treated fairly. This enables us to deliver a diverse talent pool that has what it takes to drive our client’s own diversity initiatives.

Behind Keller's Tailored Approach

Keller has always been passionate about supplying companies with top talent in their respective fields. Our relentless pursuit of excellence has earned us a large following and worldwide recognition for our superior talent acquisition solutions. However, we weren’t always so highly regarded among executive search firms.

When we were just starting out in recruitment, we used a single, standardized approach to the hiring process. While it sufficed for sourcing candidates for a wide variety of roles, it was not particularly effective for filling executive-level positions. This was largely because it did not consider the complexities of recruiting for senior roles and factors such as cultural fit.

We made the mistake of using this generic approach for a higher-level placement and we quickly discovered its shortcomings, motivating us to rethink our manner of doing things. After consulting with our recruitment team, we devised our current hiring approach, which can be tailored to suit our customers’ unique requirements.

This methodology possesses the necessary finesse to locate candidates for key roles at our clients’ firms, and has helped us to secure many successful hires. Companies from around the world now depend on us to address their most challenging recruitment problems, delivering positive outcomes that lead to higher retention rates and improved employee engagement.

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Some Areas We Specialize In

At Keller, our diversity recruiters have extensive training and qualifications in sourcing candidates for DEI roles across a wide range of industries, including Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS). They also possess deep industry knowledge and insights into the labor market at any given time, allowing them to empower companies to make the right decisions regarding who to hire to join their teams.

Here are the fields we generally support in finding diverse candidates, although this list is by no means exhaustive:

• Technology and Software
• Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
• Financial Services and Banking
• Advertising and Marketing
• Higher Education and Academic Institutions
• Entertainment and Media
• Retail and eCommerce
• Real Estate and Property Management
• Government and Politics
• Non-Profit and Advocacy
• Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure
• Manufacturing and Industrial
• Sports and Athletics
• Energy and Utilities
• Telecommunications
• Automotive and Transportation
• Consumer Goods
• Legal and Professional Services
• Food and Beverage
• Environmental and Sustainability

Positions We Fill

As a leading diversity executive search firm, Keller’s recruitment practice is led by seasoned diversity recruiters who have spent decades designing and executing talent acquisition strategies for Fortune 100 corporations, high-growth scale-ups, universities, and non-profits. Because every organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda is unique, we refuse to confine our search to a static list of job titles. Instead, we begin with understanding the outcomes you need – whether it’s stronger representation for minority groups, sharper diversity metrics, a more inclusive company culture, or a richer talent pool. We then map the leadership competencies required to achieve them.

Our unique approach to recruitment enables us to place a wide spectrum of talent who can accelerate diversity initiatives, from board-level chiefs who architect global strategies to hands-on specialists who run inclusive learning and diverse talent acquisition programs. We source these experts from a broader range of industries and from underrepresented groups that traditional pipelines often overlook.

Part of what makes our services stand out is our commitment to presenting the best candidates from diverse backgrounds. To ensure only highly talented prospects are shortlisted and presented to clients, our recruiters combine proprietary market intelligence with structured interviews, behavioral assessments, and extensive validation of references to reduce bias and ensure fair, evidence-based hiring decisions. As a result, our clients routinely gain access to diverse candidates with proven track records of driving business growth and making a significant impact from day one.

Why Choose Keller as Your Diversity Recruitment Partner?

With our extensive experience in diversity recruiting, we are poised to fill open roles quickly and efficiently without compromising the quality of the talent. We are also widely recognized for our commitment to finding the perfect match for our clients’ firms and fostering lasting partnerships built on trust and mutual success.

Our executive recruiters remain on hand throughout the entire engagement, providing regular updates through transparent communication. This way, our clientele is never left guessing about the status of their searches. We also provide support during negotiations and onboarding to iron out any problems and ensure all parties are satisfied.

Finally, we are engaged in continuous learning and staying current with the latest changes in the job market. This allows us to identify where the top talent is currently employed, so we can secure the right candidates for our clients without delay.

Our Promise – The Right Hire

At Keller, our team of professional recruiters maintains the utmost confidentiality and professionalism at all stages of the search. Any information provided to us by our clients or candidates is handled with discretion and in accordance with local and international data protection laws. We also uphold stringent non-disclosure agreements and off-limits policies that prohibit us from sharing sensitive information about the search and poaching employees from our clients’ workforces.

As part of our dedication to finding the perfect match for our clients’ businesses, we offer a 210-day replacement program. If the hired executive fails to meet client expectations within this timeframe, we will redo the search at no additional cost to you.

Keller is committed to helping your business prosper by meeting your executive search needs. Connect with one of our consultants today!