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Job Search News – December 15, 2017

Job Search News – December 15, 2017

This is your job search news – THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EDITION- with articles and resources centered around learning so enjoy! I’ve read them, and you can feel free to comment on them in any form you’d like. Leave a message on the “send voicemail” button on your right. I’ll try to keep it short, fresh, and informative. If you have some news I need to know about, tweet me @MarkADyson!

This is the last Job Search News for this season. For those of you who get the newsletter, this is the last one of the year.

 

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Are diversity and inclusion achievable?

This past week on the podcast this week about the relevance of diversity and inclusion initiatives. Although there are successes documented, many, if not most, balk at the value. In 2018, I will explore this even more, but not without some shading of practices where job seekers catch the short end. This article gives all of the right reasons, but unless if it is not championed from the top down, will fail.

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Include the disabled and differently abled in this diversity and inclusion talk

Small and big ways to help the disabled always win. Now, can we possibly get more of them hired for jobs they qualify and competently perform? When we make it hard for them, we disable our full potential to truly have a diverse workplace. Love this article offering ways we can all participate.

Yeah, we tackled it…

I have tackled diversity and inclusion a few times throughout the years. If you want to explore the subject a little more, see the posts listed below:

Does Diversity and Inclusion Matter to Your Career Anymore?

How Students, Grads, and Young Careerists Can Mitigate Bias

Unconscious Bias: Your Career, Workplace, and Everywhere

5 Reasons Diversity Matters to Your Career

What’s hot for diversity and the holidays? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

We may not agree with one another’s choice of holiday celebrations, but we can appreciate one another whether they observe Christmas or not. I thought this article is stated well in making our neighborhood and workplace environment safe and inclusive in every way possible.

Enjoy the holiday, and remember to stay in demand, my friends. See you in 2018!

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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Does Diversity and Inclusion Matter to Your Career Anymore?

Does Diversity and Inclusion Matter to Your Career Anymore?

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Thanks for joining us for the last show of the season. The next show will be on January 19, 2018. I want you to stick around for this show. Janine Truitt and Chris Fields are back to discuss Janine’s recent article, “I Used To Love D&I: Why I’ve Fallen Out of Love With Diversity and Inclusion.” I wanted to Janine to share her perspective as she has worked with several companies to help roll out their Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and why it doesn’t shape into an effective program.

We would love to hear from you in one of three ways: 

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
  2. Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
  3. Send email feedback to [email protected]

Janine Truitt is the founder of her company, Talent Think Innovations, LLC is a multi-disciplinary business strategy and management consulting firm. She has been in HR and talent acquisitions for more than ten years. Her media features include Black Enterprise, Entrepreneur Magazine, and US News and Careers.

Chris Fields is the founder of the Resume Crusade, and also an HR professional and resume writer. He helps around 150 people yearly with resume and job search advice. His career advice was featured in O Magazine, Mashable, and Monster Working!

Here are some of our talking points:

  • Janine explains her article in stating diversity and inclusion programs are a sham, prohibiting to have the real conversation
  • Has it been a value-add, or does it need to be scrapped?
  • People are afraid of the more intimate conversations, no investment of emotional or personal disclosures
  • Many won’t face their biases, won’t face the overall problems
  • Diversity and Inclusion programs are often created to make the brand look good
  • Inclusion should be evident to all, to prove Diversity and  Inclusion initiatives shows the lack of effectiveness
I am here for it! Use my contact information above to inquire about individual or group coaching. You can also sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page. I try to pack as much value in my newsletter to more than 2,000 subscribers as possible.

Grab my updated “118 Job Search Tips for the Modern Job Search in 2018”  here.

You can buy my guides listed here for 99 cents each for the rest of the year! The regular price is $5.00 for most of the guides.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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How Students, Grads, and Young Careerists Can Mitigate Bias

How Students, Grads, and Young Careerists Can Mitigate Bias

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Thanks so much for your interest in this episode. Bias has different faces, sizes, complexities, and issues, and it’s hard to talk about them in one episode. Sheila Caldwell, Ed. D. is the Advisor to the President on Diversity at the University of North Georgia. She is the eyes and ears for the University on all things for diversity and inclusion and reports directly to the President of the University. I was happy she agreed to come on and share her journey in mitigating bias as well as the university students.

Join in on the conversation

  • Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
  • Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
  • Send email feedback to [email protected]

More about Sheila Caldwell

Sheila recently received her doctorate of education in workforce education. She has completed a certification program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Busines for “Strategies for Building and Leading Diverse Organizations Executive Education program.” Sheila is actively involved in working with students and staff in making the University of North Georgia inclusive and safe for all.

Few highlights from our conversation

  • Bias occurs in the workforce and college campuses but manifests differently in their respective environments
  • Students must gain a strong identity of self to endure the narrow perspectives fellow students and coworkers will have
  • Colleges are trying to do a better job in preparing students for the workforce diversity
  • Students needing to feel a belonging at a diverse university while combating bias
  • Sheila shares the latest reports of graduates show money, not intelligence, is a primary reason for students of color not finishing a degree
  • Sheila discusses how women dominate the graduate rates yet not enough women are STEM and engineering majors in college
  • How bias includes cultural appropriation and how it affects campus and the workplace

Do you need coaching or instruction?

I am here for it! Use my contact information above to inquire about individual or group coaching. You can also sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page. I try to pack as much value in my newsletter to more than 1,100 people as possible. If you want to see an example of what I send out, go here.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.