Demographics collection

Voluntary EEO self-identification on apply and demographic funnel analytics.

Feature flag: dei_compliance — Required for voluntary demographics collection, funnel analytics, and DEI goals.

Demographics in InsightHire are voluntary, post-apply, and never used as automatic hiring gates. They support internal DEI reporting and EEOC-style exports.

Enable collection

Confirm dei_compliance is granted to your org.
Go to /dashboard/settings/compliance.
Check Enable voluntary post-apply self-identification.

When enabled, careers applicants see an optional self-ID step in the apply success flow on /careers/[orgSlug]/[positionId] (inline panel after submit — not a separate login).

What candidates answer

Standard EEO dimensions (aligned with US reporting conventions):

Gender
Ethnicity / race
Veteran status
Disability status

Options are served from the public compliance.eeoOptions API so labels stay consistent with export formats.

Demographic responses are aggregated for analytics — not prominently shown on individual candidate profiles during early review. When blind review is enabled, PII masking in /dashboard/review further reduces bias.

Individual-level demographic rows exist for export and authorized compliance roles; default recruiters should rely on aggregate views.

Demographic funnel analytics

Path: /dashboard/analytics/diversity

The Demographic funnel section shows counts by pipeline stage crossed with gender and ethnicity (and related dimensions). Cells with fewer than five responses display as suppressed (—) to protect privacy.

DEI goals

Configure goals on /dashboard/settings/compliance:

Dimension (gender, ethnicity, veteran, disability)
Stage status (e.g. HIRED)
Target percentage

Progress appears alongside funnel tables on /dashboard/analytics/diversity.

EEO-1 job categories

Assign each position an EEO-1 job category on the compliance settings page so exports group hires correctly. See EEOC export.

Flag	Interaction
`candidate_surveys`	Independent — NPS on same Diversity tab
`dei_compliance`	Required for this guide

Best practices

Communicate voluntariness in your careers copy and employee handbook.
Do not require demographics to proceed with async screening.
Review aggregate funnel quarterly with HR/DEI partners — not individual rows in hiring meetings.