Diversity Management, News and Updates
With the “great resignation” still underway and labor shortages at an all-time high, it appears that American companies now have one more entity competing against them in the search for talented, qualified people who want to work: the U.S. Army. Tim Stelloh of NBC News reported that “the Army is…
If your company or organization is looking to increase the diversity of its workforce, studies suggest putting a woman or someone from an underrepresented demographic in charge of hiring. According to the Journal of Applied Psychology, when women and/or people of color head hiring committees, it can have a significant…
The murder of George Floyd galvanized the need for racial reform and equity in the U.S., and boards have been listening. Data from the consulting firm ISS Corporate Solutions reveals that between July 2020 and May 2021, 32% of individuals newly appointed to the corporate boards within the country’s largest…
During the second session of DiversityInc’s 2020 virtual event, “Supplier Diversity: New Trends, Innovative Solutions,” panelists discussed best practices in recruiting diverse vendors. National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) co-founder and president Justin Nelson; Disability:IN president and CEO Jill Houghton; and INROADS president and CEO Forest Harper participated in the…
During DiversityInc’s Top 50: Leadership Accountability event on Nov. 4, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson led a fireside chat with Keybank Chairman, CEO and President, Chris Gorman on the subject of talent readiness in the corporate world. Gorman, whose company ranked No. 35 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity…
Originally published on PwC.com. What do job seekers want? Your recruiting practices could be driving candidates away. Giving every applicant a great experience can change that. Imagine finding the candidate of your dreams—great skills, deep experience, and a terrific cultural fit. You’ve spent weeks getting to know them, talking to…
TD Bank (No. 19 on DiversityInc’s Top 50 List) announced this month that they are launching a new program with iRelaunch to help individuals who have taken career breaks re-enter the workplace at TD’s Commercial Bank. iRelaunch is a third-party program that helps companies recruit and retrain people who have…
Comcast NBCUniversal (No. 19 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) believes that service matters and that’s one reason why the company iscommitted to hiring 10,000 veterans by the end of 2017. As part of that commitment,Comcast NBCUniversal participated in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes job fair…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Carolynn Johnson pr@diversityinc.com DiversityInc’s Fall Conference Conquering Recruiting Challenges Learn how to attract, hire and onboard the most diverse workforce and stay ahead of the competition. Princeton, N.J. (Aug. 19, 2016) DiversityInc is tapping the nation’s top diversity and inclusion thought leaders from AT&T, Cox, Marriott, Monsanto,…
By Tamika Cody There is still a perception that the field of technology is a male dominated industry. However, KeyBank, a subsidiary ofKeyCorp(number 49 on the DiversityInc Top 50), makes it a point to keep the male to female ratio in its technology divisions in proportion. Amy Brady Amy Brady,…
