WEEK 18 · PILLAR 2 · INCLUSIVE HIRING & BIAS MITIGATION
Inclusive Language
WHAT IT IS
Inclusive language means describing the job and asking about requirements literally — not with stereotypes or coded words like ‘rockstar’, ‘ninja’, ‘dominate’ or ‘aggressive’. It is precision, not politeness.
WHY IT MATTERS
What you say in the interview signals who belongs. Vague, coded language also hides what the job actually needs — so you measure the wrong thing.
Inside the full lesson
- • 3 practical rules to use in your next interview
- • Signal-vs-noise lab: 2 real interview moments, weak vs. strong interviewer
- • What goes wrong when teams skip it
- • 3 realistic scenarios to test your judgement, with XP and streaks