MYTH: Affirmative action is a U.S. policy that is peculiar to America. FACT: Affirmative action is not the product of the U.S. In fact, affirmative action … Read more
The Sourcer’s Role for Recruiting Women in Technical Fields
I caught an interesting study courtesy of our sister publication ERE.net called Solutions to Recruit Technical Women (PDF download) from the Anita Borg … Read more
Diversity: It’s Good For Business, the Workplace, and All of Our Lives
It’s OK if the formula does not make sense. I have watched with amusement these past few weeks the reaction in the sports world to the phenomenon … Read more
How Do You Hire Better? Maybe You Should Hire More Beautiful People
What do you think of, in regards to smarts, when I say: “Sexy, blond, model type?” What about: “Strong, athletic jock?” Or, what about: “Scrawny, nerdy, … Read more
Ignite HR: Bringing a Greater Understanding to Diversity and Inclusion
Say what you will about the Ignite HR presentation format, but if nothing else, it guarantees that you’ll get in and out of an issue quickly. More … Read more
The Business Case for Hiring College Grads — 32 Reasons They Can Produce a High ROI
College hiring is about to ramp up again — and the very best college recruiting organizations would argue it ramped up several months back — so … Read more
Occupy Wall Street from Within: Dodd-Frank’s Diversity Mandate
As Occupy Wall Street protesters criticize high unemployment and economic inequality, a little-known diversity mandate embedded in the Dodd-Frank Wall … Read more
What HR Thinks and Feels Survey: Extensive Look Inside HR Profession
Look around at most any HR conference and one of the profession’s little secrets is instantly obvious: human resources is the domain of white, … Read more
HR Diversity: What You See Is What You Are
Look around at most any HR conference and one of the profession’s little secrets is instantly obvious: HR is the domain of white, middle-aged women. … Read more
Ask Jackye: Three Million Networking Contacts and Counting
How do you source for high demand diversity professionals? Great question! I had a boss who always told me, “You have over three million people to choose … Read more