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9 Companies Around the World That Are Embracing Diversity in a BIG Way

Social Talent

Diverse organisations perform better. Higher levels of ethnic diversity increase revenue by a whopping 15%. According to Glassdoor, 67% of active and passive job seekers say that when evaluating companies and job offers, it is important to them that the company has a diverse workforce. Industry : Quality of Life Services . #

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10 Companies Around the World That Are Embracing Diversity in a BIG Way

Social Talent

Diverse organisations perform better. Higher levels of ethnic diversity increase revenue by a whopping 15%. According to Glassdoor , 67% of active and passive job seekers say that when evaluating companies and job offers, it is important to them that the company has a diverse workforce. It’s a cold, hard fact!

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From Entry-Level To C-Suite: Meet FedEx Custom Critical's First African-American Woman CEO

Glassdoor for Employers

Only two black women have ever led a Fortune 500 company, the first was Ursula Burns, who served as CEO of Xerox from 2009 until 2016, and as chairwoman from 2010 to 2017. Read more: 4 Ways to Take Your Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Program to the Next Level. Read more: How to Show Candidates You're Diverse.

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As Staffing Industry Grows, So Too Do Sourcing Woes

Recruitics

Staffing agencies have been on the rise since the official end of the Great Recession, near the end of 2009. In fact Staffing Industry Analysts, which annually surveys enterprises to gauge the size of their contingent workforces, found that 18 percent of large companies’ workforces were temporary in 2014, up from 12 percent in 2009.

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7 Useful Tools Every Hiring Manager Should Check Out

Social Talent

These biases can limit diversity in hiring—not just regarding gender and race, but also for people who have unconventional educational or professional backgrounds. Michael Klazema has been developing products for criminal background check and improving online customer experiences in the background screening industry since 2009.

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A Deep Look at the Data: How Are Veterans Doing in Today’s Workforce?

Indeed

Enabling people with diverse backgrounds, including military service, to bring their unique skills to the table is one way that organizations of all kinds can compete in an increasingly tight labor market. That figure has steadily declined to 4.3% as of October 2016, lower than the overall US unemployment rate of 4.9%. Year Veterans All.

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Join us at eDemocracyCamp2

Forum One

If you are enthusiastic about using online tools for citizen participation, please join us on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at eDemocracyCamp2. We expect a diverse group and wide ranging perspectives from across the country and the world. Still, much work remains. We have nearly 200 people registered, but it's not too late to RSVP here.

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