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Hiring Refugees Boosts Diversity and Makes Your Company Stronger

February 21, 2018

Via: HR Hero

Yesterday we published our interview with Gideon Maltz, executive director of Tent—an organization dedicated to aiding the men, women, and children of the world who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries. Today we’ll explore some of the common issues with refugees, and how to address them.

HR Daily Advisor: In most cases, is language a barrier to success at U.S. companies?

Maltz: Some refugees are already proficient in English when they arrive in the United States. For those who are not, language can pose some challenges during the recruitment process and in the early stages of employment, but it need not be a barrier to success at U.S. companies.

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