{"id":3916,"date":"2015-05-22T21:04:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T21:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmativeaction.com\/news\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2015-05-22T21:04:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T21:04:51","slug":"the-narrative-review-what-goes-into-the-written-portion-of-an-aap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biddle.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/22\/the-narrative-review-what-goes-into-the-written-portion-of-an-aap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Narrative Review: What Goes Into the Written Portion of an AAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Join BCGi for a free webinar on\u00a0June 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The written narrative portion is one of our most frequently asked questions when completing an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP). It is the area where an organization can expand on their action-oriented programs and good faith efforts towards their overall recruiting methods. The narrative can prove to be one of the most important components of the AAP. 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