A 288-page directory that contains over 650 career-focused media targeting minority media.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today released its annual list of the “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality.” A total of 142 companies that achieve this honor will use the 2007 “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality” seal to distinguish their company as a fair-minded employer.
More than three-quarters (76 percent) of U.S. workers report to a Caucasian boss and just one-third (34 percent) state their boss is a woman, according to a new Hudson survey. At the same time, less than half (43 percent) of employees indicate that there is racial, ethnic and gender diversity on their company’s executive team.Despite these gaps in diversity, among all workers, only half (47 percent) are employed by an organization with a formal diversity initiative, leaving 53 percent of the work force at companies without them or unsure if their employer has one. Furthermore, U.S. workers are still torn on the ability of these programs to create salary and job advancement opportunities for women and minorities, as approximately one-third (31 percent) believe they do, one-third (35 percent) think they do not, and one-third (33 percent) are not sure of their impact.
Shea Putnam, a Partner with Coolhires wrote an informaative article on how to improve your ROI at diversity career conferences that is posted on ERE. The Naked Truth About Recruiting at Diversity Conferences provides a straight forward, two-step process that I have personally seen yeild some impressive results.
Bryan Bowen, Managing Director of Resource10 is also a graduate student at The Ohio State University studying Organizational Change and Human Development. His project this quarter is to analyze on-boarding practices of various companies to establish a bar and identify best practices. He has a particular interest in minority recruiting and retention and seeks your input and insights. Once the data is collected and compiled, he will send a copy of the best practices and “what worked” to you.
Last week, Human capital architect, Kevin Wheeler, posted an interesting article on ERE that discusses some of the difficulties faced with recruiting in Asia and what strategies have proven to be effective. He also informs readers about the focus of his upcoming Australasian Talent Conference. To read it, go over to ERE.
To participate in The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity®, you must have at least 1,000 employees in the United States. The deadline is Feb. 7, 2007. For more information, please e-mail or call Laura Hall at 973-494-0514.
Today ERE posted a diversity recruiting poll on the site. The question is: “What do you think is the most effective source for recruiting minority job candidates?” They give you the following options: Fairs/events; General websites; Diversity websites; and Associations and Referrals.
NYSAIS Diversity Conference - Call for Propsals
The conference theme this year is “Class is NOT Dismissed”, a continuation of last year’s focus, and it’s impact on our students, enrollment/admissions, the curriculum, and our society. The conference will include 1-hour workshops. All NYSAIS teachers and administrators are invited to submit proposals relating to the conference theme, using the online form. Deadline to submit is January 15, 2007.
Click here for the Diversity 07 Proposal Form
Have you done research on the issue of diversity in higher education? Has your HR organization instituted a successful diversity-related program or training initiative? Has your institution been recognized for its diverse workforce? If so, tell us about it! We are currently accepting article submissions for the Spring/Summer 2007 issue of the CUPA-HR Journal, which — you guessed it! — will have a diversity-related theme. Visit http://www.cupahr.org/newsroom/journal_submit.html for Journal article submission guidelines. The submission deadline is March 1.