paraphrase In addition to engaging in conduct designed to recruit candidates from a diverse applicant pool, such as avoiding terms that suggest an employer may be considering discriminatory factors when making its hiring decisions, employers should make an affirmative commitment to a nondiscriminatory process. Employers should make it clear in their advertisements that they welcome and encourage applicants from a diverse applicant pool to apply for a position. The most direct way to convey this message is to include language in the advertisement stating that the employer is an "equal opportunity employer" committed to refraining from making hiring decisions based on membership in a protected class