SHRM’s new HR Policy Podcast features conversations with government officials and experts on the public policy issues that impact HR professionals. In this first episode, host Emily M. Dickens is joined by EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas to discuss the EEOC's recently announced Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE), a joint initiative with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs focused on identifying best practices for recruiting and hiring, as well as share advice for HR professionals who want to reach a more diverse applicant pool and strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. This episode of the HR Policy Podcast also previews SHRM’s Workplace Policy Conference (March 27-29 | Washington, DC), which includes a panel with Commissioner Lucas and EEOC Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels. Episode transcript