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Resumes, applications, references and offer letters all lead to piles and piles of PAPER! It seems we have to kill a whole forest of trees to hire one employee. And it’s not just trees that go in to making paper – the amount of energy required to make one sheet of paper could power a 60-watt light bulb for an hour. Add to that the environmental impact of applicants driving to workplaces to fill out applications and hold face to face interviews, and a paper-based hiring process is a huge opportunity to become more environmentally friendly. AND employees feel good about working for an organization that cares about conservation, which has been shown to increase retention and engagement and makes for positive word-of-mouth as well.
So how do we “green up” the hiring process?
Here are some simple steps which might work for your business:
Overall, having an eco-friendly hiring process keeps your company more organized, efficient, and technologically advanced, all while giving the environment a break.
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