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This New App Lets Job Seekers Secretly Chat With Employees
Mar 15, 2017
Source:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2017/03/14/this-new-app-lets-job-seekers-secretly-chat-with-employees/#7769ad1709da When job seekers apply for an opening, it can be hard to get up-to-date interview tips and reliable insights into what it’s really like to work at a firm, especially when reviews on social media or job sites can feature disgruntled former employees or current workers who might only volunteer part of...
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The Best-Paying Jobs For Women In 2017
Mar 15, 2017
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2017/03/15/the-best-paying-jobs-for-women-in-2017/#3ee1f4172c70 For numerous reasons, the highest paying jobs in America are different for women than men. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects detailed compensation data by occupation, revealing the roles where women made the most and how much men earned for the same positions. It doesn’t report numbers for occupations with less...
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Wake Up Your Resume With These Tips
Mar 14, 2017
Source:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/03/14/wake-up-your-resume-with-these-tips/#7a96b5644980 Resumes have come a long way since Leonardo da Vinci created the first official one in 1482. They have become a business in and of itself with professional resume writers, graphic artists, and videographers helping to create them. In the years that I have been working with individuals in their career transitions, I have...
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​3 ways leaders of color can support C-suite diversity through mentoring
Feb 09, 2017
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/how-to/human-resources/2017/01/leaders-of-color-mentoring-c-suite-diversity.html The benefits of having a mentor have been widely studied and discussed. Professionals who have been mentored enjoy higher salaries, more opportunity for promotions, and greater career satisfaction, as a result of their mentor’s influence, experience, and protection.   Mentors also provide emotional support,...
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7 Places You Can Connect With Women Who Are Company Insiders
Jan 30, 2017
Source:  http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgenehuang/2017/01/30/7-places-you-can-connect-with-women-who-are-company-insiders/#3c8e43eaf1de   One of the toughest challenges a job-seeker faces is how to connect with insiders at a company where she wants to work. While most people know that LinkedIn is a treasure trove of information and contacts, getting someone to respond to you about a job opening at their firm is probably going to be an...
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Don’t just strive for a diverse workforce, change attitudes through doing instead of talking
Jan 25, 2017
Source: http://realbusiness.co.uk/hr-and-management/2017/01/25/building-diverse-team/ Leadership expert Stephen Frost shares five tips to help you create a diverse team and better your organisation. Think about why supermarkets discount bulk packs of similar chocolate bars but mark up ‘selection boxes’ of different sweets Now more than ever, organisations need to employ a diverse team. You need to enlarge the toolbox at...
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Why Engaging Millennials is Important
Jan 12, 2017
Source:  http://www.forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife/2017/01/02/creating-a-company-culture-that-celebrates-diversity-and-empowerment/#69860cff7b41   Think back to a typical office in the United States during the last 20 years and what do you visualize? A majority of employees in business attire working in cubicles or dark offices with a desktop computer and a palpable sense of stress and anxiety swirling around them. There was less...
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Facebook’s hiring process hinders push to diversify workforce, former recruiters say
Jan 09, 2017
Source:  http://www.seattletimes.com/business/facebooks-hiring-process-hinders-push-to-diversify-workforce-former-recruiters-say/ Ellen Huet Bloomberg News Facebook has put itself at the forefront of efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce, including a targeted internal recruiting strategy in 2015 designed to bring in female, black and Latino software engineers. Yet within Facebook’s engineering department, the push...
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Embracing Diversity (7 Great Reasons!)
Jan 07, 2017
Source: http://www.ciphr.com/blog/7-reasons-you-should-embrace-a-diverse-workforce/   Employee diversity shouldn’t just be a ‘tick in the box’ for your business. Here’s 7 reasons you should embrace a diverse workforce. 1) Improved understanding of your customer base With employees from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences comes a greater understanding of customers points of views. The more diverse your workforce the more...
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Setting Goals for Diversity
Dec 09, 2016
Many organizations struggle to set attainable goals for diversity. Even when they do, many find out that those goals really don't convincingly change behavior internally. Diversity is not just about the numbers, it's also about inclusion. Great leaders know that including diverse thoughts improves buy-in, and eventually, it improves outcomes. Source: http://www.workforce.com/2008/05/28/companies-must-set-diversity-goals/
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The Best Career Advice
Oct 08, 2016
Some of the best information regarding expanding your career can be found in this article:  The Career Advice No One Tells You . This article is an excellent read and is one of the best articles we've read in a while.
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