Diversity in the workplace is not just jargon, it’s a power. Workplace diversity relates to the variation of thinking with the differences between individuals in any organization. Thus diversity within a workplace encompasses a broad area of differences not limited to race, gender, ethnic groups, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Therefore, assembling a diverse background of people and combining different cultural backgrounds is a serious competitive advantage. In every sector, companies with diverse workplaces tend to have a competitive edge and outperform others.
The most significant advantages of achieving a diverse culture in the workplace are the innovative ideas influenced by the diverse backgrounds empowering that organization. Diverse workplaces have unique characteristics due to the various origins of workers, so it is likely that the organization has a different combination of skills and experiences. Recruiting platform, TalentLyft, ranked the top 10 benefits of a diverse workplace:
- Variety of different perspectives.
- Increase creative output.
- Higher innovation.
- Faster problem-solving.
- Better decision-making.
- Increased profits.
- Higher employee engagement.
- Reduced employee turnover.
- Better company reputation.
- Improved hiring results.
Although there are some incredible advantages to having a diverse workplace, it is not always easy to create such environments. While diversity can present several challenges within organizations, it’s essential also to recognize and emphasize the overwhelming benefits it creates. Despite some challenges, we created not only a diverse but also a vibrant Data Science Team here at Asurion.
Our Asurion Data Science Team is comprised of multiple nationalities of team members that span four continents—Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. We are continuously expanding our team and anticipate we will soon cover the entire world! Additionally, our team includes various academic and professional backgrounds: Mathematics, Geophysics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Operation Research, Mechanical Engineering, and even Psychology.
These diverse backgrounds help us to solve problems from different perspectives, which is highly effective in planning and executing our business strategy. When the solutions to problems come from different angles, we gain the power to dig deeper under the hood to solve them efficiently!
Our team works with a broad range of data science topics that include classical machine learning to deeper deep learning which encompasses machine learning, natural language processing, graph analytics, computer vision, signal processing, Bayesian deep learning, operation research, and many more. All of these boil down to solving different problems of Asurion, for example, supply change management, fraud prevention, creating a better customer experience, and many more.
With these diverse national origins, cultural history, and professional backgrounds, we are every day able to solve diverse sets of problems. The perimeter of our data science team is not limited to solving problems, but to innovate, develop, and execute on our ideas.
If you believe this diverse workplace will help you, then please join us!