Diversity jobs social & professional network

diversity at work

All Blog Posts (327)

Search Blog Posts

Bev Swenson My Story

In 2008, I was forced to leave a job I loved. I went through a serious illness followed by chemotherapy. Chemo left me with several physical conditions. I had worked my entire life since the age of 15, even while completed my degree. My parents instilled in me a strong work ethic which I carried throughout my career. Despite by my best efforts to stay at my job, I realized that management was out, it was just too stressful and taxing on my physical strength. Thus, I went out on disability. Havin… Continue

Added by Bev Swenson on November 18, 2009 at 7:10am — No Comments

Donna Reid 5 Points To Check for Choosing a Resume Writing Service

You need to be very cautious when selecting a resume writing service as anybody can put up a sign that they write resumes. In fact 1 company that secretly positions itself “#1” really sends the resumes abroad to be produced and produces very awful broken English resumes. Other companies providing resume help deliver nothing more than a prettier format of what you have. So here’s how the indus… Continue

Added by Donna Reid on October 6, 2009 at 9:34pm — No Comments

Carrie Cervantes Engineering Intern

Hoping to locate a current engineering or science or technology student who would like a paid internship while attending college with the goal to become a permanent part of the team. This manufacturer would like to provide this opportunity to two students. The challenge is Southern Michigan. It is all about location, location, location! If you know of anyone who shouldhear more about this, please have them email me their current resume to: carrie.cervantes@na.manpower.com. Thanks! Continue

Added by Carrie Cervantes on October 2, 2009 at 9:37am — No Comments

Sania Asad Job Opportunity at EMDAD LLC

Emdad, for over two decades, has served as the vital source for the booming oil & gas sector in the UAE. Since 1979, Emdad L.L.C has served as the vital source for the burgeoning Oil and Gas sector in the UAE. Evolving from a family owned company to an institution has empowered Emdad and added a share holder base of prominent UAE nationals that has propelled the company to greater heights within the industry. With an ambitious regional expansion plan and investments in Joint Ventures and loc… Continue

Added by Sania Asad on April 30, 2009 at 12:54am — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Discrimination complaints rise in recession

EEOC claims reached a record high of 95,402 in fiscal year 2008 according to the annual EEOC Performance and Accountability Report:

In FY 2008, we received 95,402 private sector charges of discrimination, a 15.2% increase from FY 2007.

In FY 2008, EEOC field legal units filed 290 “merits” lawsuits
and 36 subpoena enforcement and other actions. 179 of the new filings were individual suits and

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on November 24, 2008 at 11:43am — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Rise in workplace diversity still leaves much to be desired

On August 28th, 2008, 44 years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for President of the United States. And even though we currently have an African American and a white man running for the two highest offices in the land on the democrat side and a senior and a woman running on the republican side, “America still hasn't reached th

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on September 8, 2008 at 10:52pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Religious discrimination charges hit record levels


Managing workplace diversity can be very challenging. And as religion in the workplace continues to become much more diverse, accommodating all employee’s beliefs and rights not to believe has become more difficult for employers.

Managing religious diversity effectively and properly in today’s workplace reaches far beyond determining how to accommodate and be sensitive to each employee’s beliefs at the holiday party. Even though religion and the state are separate both const

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on September 1, 2008 at 12:13am — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Nominations demonstrate a renewed commitment to diversity

Last night I watched a very talented African American orator accept his party’s nomination for the presidency of the United States, as did millions of Americans of every race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc. I enjoyed his message, and since Barack Obama had effectively secured his nomination a few months back and Hillary Clinton had released her delegates, I was not at al

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on August 29, 2008 at 2:03pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Barack obama becomes the first african american presidential nominee in us history


In 2004, I sat in a ballroom in Chicago filled with members of the US Hispanic Leadership Institute for a luncheon with a little known Illinois state senator named Barack Obama. I had no idea who he was at the time (I was visiting from my home in Los Angeles), so I turned to the person sitting next to me, who happened to be one of the conference organizers. A Chicago native, she was all excited about him and said something to me that at the time I h

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on August 28, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com The realites about older workers

Despite the progress that has been made in most areas of workforce diversity throughout the US, discrimination, in all of its ugly forms, unfortunately persists. And as the population of older workers who choose to remain in the workforce beyond the traditional age of retirement increases over the coming years, age discrimination in the workplace will likely increase as well.

Most f

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on August 15, 2008 at 11:55pm — 1 Comment

DiversityJobs.com Us workforce will be smaller, more diverse in 2050

New data released by the US Census Bureau indicates that the US workforce will become increasingly more diverse over the next thirty years. This continuous increase in workplace diversity will come primarily as a result of the large number of retiring baby boomers (eventually they will all retire) and the growing population of minorities.

Even though minorities will become the majority in the United States by 2042, the new census projections

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on August 13, 2008 at 9:33pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Retaining diversity employees can be simple

Most organizations are well aware of the simple truths about workplace diversity. But when it comes to creating a diverse, inclusive and fair workforce, most companies are challenged to the point that their good intentions are all they can offer their current and prospective diversity employees.

Creating a diverse workforce is all about dedication and commitment. Employers and management on every level of an organization not only need to be dedicated to buildin

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on August 11, 2008 at 11:06pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Disabled job seekers see more support from top employers

Eighteen years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was designed to help prevent job discrimination against qualified disabled individuals. Yet almost two decades later, more than 60 percent of the nation’s working-age disabled individuals are unemployed.

But the tides a

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 31, 2008 at 7:06pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Why diversity employees leave

Though many companies have been progressively refining and improving their diversity recruiting efforts, employers are still challenged by the process of retaining and nurturing workplace diversity, according to Carmen Van Kerckhove, president of New Demographic, a firm that specializes in workplace diversity.

Van Kerckhove says that even though many companies have become better at hiring people of color, many are still doing a te… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 29, 2008 at 10:44pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Nike drops ads perceived as insensitive to gay men and african americans

In response to critics complaints that a new ad campaign promoting basketball shoes was insensitive to gay men and African Americans, sporting goods behemoth Nike, Inc. pulled the ads, which were displayed primarily outdoors in New York, Atlanta and Philadelphia.

The ads featured two male basketball players who were unidentifiable due to the fact that the ad is a still photo of one player flying up to the ba… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 26, 2008 at 11:27pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Age discrimination is now the top form of discrimination in the workplace

As more and more older workers choose to remain in the workforce rather than retire, the incidences of age discrimination have increased to the point that age bias is now the number one form of discrimination in the workplace.

Adecco USA’s latest Workplace Insights survey, which examines what American workers think about workplace diversity, found that although most workers (61 percent of those surveyed) feel that diversity in their workforce makes their company more successful… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 15, 2008 at 8:01pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com When it comes to race relations, white and black americans see things differently

It seems obvious that race relations in the 21st century are much better than they were during the majority of the 20th century. Despite this apparent reality, when it comes to race relations, Black and White Americans don’t exactly agree on how much things have changed over the years.

Clearly on many levels White and Black Americans certainly interact more than they used to in say, the 1950s. The growth of diversity in t

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 10, 2008 at 5:40pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com A tough economy can affect diversity in the workplace

Even though there currently is an African American running for president, an Indian American serving as governor of Louisiana, an African American woman as Secretary of State, and several other minorities serving in high positions in both business and government, workplace diversity still has a long way to go. As the economy balances itself on the proverbial eggshells, workplace div… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on July 5, 2008 at 8:28pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com Four characteristics that demostrate that a company is diversity friendly

Unfortunately, though most companies will publicly display the notion that they welcome a diverse workforce on their website and in other literature, the mere fact that workplace discrimination cases continue to be filed at an unacceptably epidemic rate indicates that no matter what a compan

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on June 14, 2008 at 7:43pm — No Comments

DiversityJobs.com How to file an employment discrimination claim

Although workplace diversity seems to be making progress in many of the nation's employers, current statistics compiled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) indicate that workplace discrimination is on the rise. However, as is usually the case with many violations of the law, there are more actual occurrences than reported occurrences.

In some situations an employee who feels that he has been discriminated agai

… Continue

Added by DiversityJobs.com on June 10, 2008 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Blog Topics by Tags

Monthly Archives

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

About

Eric Shannon Eric Shannon created this Ning Network.
Create a Ning Network! »

© 2010   Created by Eric Shannon on Ning.   Create a Ning Network!

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service