Free Neuroinclusive Hiring Design Framework

Informed hiring design: A project framework for building neuroinclusive hiring processes
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How can organisations make recruitment more neuroinclusive while still hiring on merit and capability?

This free Neuroinclusive Hiring Design Framework from The Spiky Bureau helps HR teams, Talent Acquisition, hiring managers and senior leaders identify and reduce common hiring barriers for neurodivergent candidates.

What’s included

  • Role design: Define genuine day-one capabilities and what can be learned on the job.
  • Capability assessment: Replace vague criteria with specific, measurable evidence of ability.
  • Neuroinclusive interviews: Reduce reliance on interview performance and give candidates better ways to demonstrate their skills.
  • Candidate evaluation: Move beyond “culture fit”, gut feel and polished delivery towards clearer, job-relevant criteria.
  • Implementation: An eight-step hiring design process and roadmap for putting neuroinclusive recruitment into practice.

Created by The Spiky Bureau, the framework provides a practical starting point for organisations wanting to build neuroinclusive, capability-focused recruitment and hiring processes.

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