The topic was chosen, because it is current and relevant in today’s work life all around the world. Equal employment is an important part of equal society, and people should be hired equally based on their skills and experiences. The concept of equal employment isn’t brand new, it has existed for many years and it is protected by law. The objective of this research is to determine, how equal employment affects to the recruitment processes and how well it is visible to job applicants. The sub-objective is to find out, how companies could improve their recrutiment processes to make them more equal. The author is also interested to see, if there are any differences between age groups and genders.

This research uses quantitative methods and was conducted during March 2022. SWOT analysis was created to illustrate, how companies could improve their recruiting methods and if any serious weaknesses exist. The research was conducted with using both primary and secondary resources. The results imply that even though recruitment processes have moved towards equality and most of the times the process is handled equally, there are still times when inapproriate questions or discrimination take a place.

Theoretical framework was mostly based on material used during courses in Haaga-Helia. Inclusive Talent Management by Stephen Frost and Danny Kalman, was one of the main resources used in the thesis. Other materials includes Prime Minister’s office publication of the current state of discrimination in Finland. That resource supported the findings of the survey.

The conclusion of this reseach is that equal employement has a positive effect to the recruitment. It doesn’t completely remove the possibility of discrimination, but definitely helps reducing it. There are multiple ways to improve equal recruitment by using different tools such as anonymous recruitment and proactive hiring combined with strategic workplace plan.