If hired into this role, how will you support our anti-discrimination policies?
An anti-discrimination policy is a policy put into place by a company to protects its employees from discrimination based on multiple factors. A robust anti-discrimination policy will cover various characteristics such as age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, medical history, physical abilities, sexual orientation, and more. An anti-discrimination policy should also protect employees from various forms of harassment, including sexual harassment. The interviewer wants to see that you will openly and actively support their policies. Talk about the efforts that you plan to make, should you be hired.
"I plan to support your anti-discrimination policies in a variety of ways. I promise to quickly identify and expose any instances of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. I will genuinely embrace everyone in the organization and treat everyone with the utmost respect. I will show cultural understanding and help my co-workers to build their competency and understanding of others. I also plan to support your anti-discrimination policies by continually educating myself on emerging inclusion programs and practices."
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Often times it is hard to point out bullying and harassment in the workplace. I pledge to always call out bullying even if it is a close friend of mine doing the bullying. To me, inclusion and making people feel comfortable in the office always come first.
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An anti-discrimination policy exists to protect employees from discrimination based on gender, race, age, physical ability, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, or other characteristics. With this question the interviewers trying to confirm that you'll actively support their policies in this area. Rather than focusing narrowly on bullying, consider expanding your answer to talk about the action you'll take to prevent or address discrimination based on any of those factors, should you be chosen for the role.
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