SITUATION

A world-leading professional services firm had created their cyber security offering to help clients improve cyber resilience and protect their critical data. However, in a department of over 60 people, the cyber security team was almost exclusively white, male and primarily from a military service background.

It was recognised that the profile of the current team is unlikely to be representative of the wider talent market.

SOLUTION

Through a combination of D&I Talent Diagnostics & Strategic Talent Intelligence, they were armed with the empirical data they needed to inform their broader D&I strategy. These key insights enabled them to effect behavioural change and broaden their talent attraction and retention strategies in order to maximise diversity amongst their cyber security team.

BENEFIT

Since the receipt of the D&I intelligence from Acolyte, the client has transformed their approach to diversity hiring. For example, in the three months following receipt of the D&I Intelligence, of the 22 staff that have joined the team, 12 have been female).