DiversityInc Best Practices

‘Toxic Work World’? Depends

Anne-Marie Slaughter’s lastest column presents a dire view of the work world for women — but companies are not all the same. How to find the best places to work.

Wells Fargo Announces $125 Billion Lending Goal to Support NAHREP’s Hispanic Wealth Project

Best Practices by Tamika Cody

Company also plans increase in Hispanic home mortgage consultants and $10 million to support financial education and counseling; NAHREP strives to triple Hispanic household wealth over 10 years

New Strategies for Veteran Recruitment

Diversity Recruitment & Retention by Moses Frenck

Corporations are increasingly looking to hire veterans for their technical skills, abilities to manage and lead and strong work ethic. Yet this demographic remains underemployed.

Accenture’s Ernie Cordova: Safeguarding the Future

Diversity Recruitment & Retention by Moses Frenck

The head of security for Accenture’s Federal Services.

Web Seminar: Supplier Diversity with Comcast NBCUniversal, Kellogg Company

Webinar Library by Veronica McCoy

Best practices on starting a program, reporting structure, metrics, subcontractor spend, accountability, building community support, communications.

ADA at 25: Progress But Hiring Gaps Remain

People with Disabilities by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

As the Americans With Disabilities Act celebrates its 25th anniversary July 26, significant gaps remain in hiring the 19 percent of Americans with disabilities. New laws aim to improve the efforts of federal contractors and help people with disabilities save more.

Web Seminar: Cultural Competence for LGBT Pride Month with Wells Fargo, National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Cultural Competence Diversity Webinar Library by Veronica McCoy

Wells Fargo the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) discuss financial issues impacting LGBT people, overcoming bias and stereotypes in the workplace, finding and hiring LGBT suppliers and more.

Should You Eliminate Domestic-Partner Benefits?

Best Practices by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

The Supreme Court says same-gender couples can get married. Does that eliminate the need for domestic-partner benefits? LGBT groups and most companies don’t think so.

Skills Gap? 9 Tips for Recruiting People with Disabilities

People with Disabilities by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

With a 95 million worker shortage coming in the next 5 years, employers are scrambling to find talent. Yet they continue to overlook a great source of skilled workers – people with disabilities.

High Potentials: 5 Traits Companies Look For

Career Advice by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

What qualities do companies look for in determining who is a high potential?

Johnson & Johnson CDO’s Equality Legacy

High Potentials by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

Johnson & Johnson’s new chief diversity officer brings a strong sales, marketing and operations background – and a family history of civil-rights leadership – to her new position.

CVS Quits Chamber Over Anti-Smoking Laws

Best Practices by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

CVS Health announced plans to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the chamber’s opposition to foreign anti-smoking measures

Best Job Path For Gen Y? Hint: STEM Major

Recruiting by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

Despite improved hiring nationally, some majors — like psych or communications — are pretty much unemployable. Who gets the jobs? Majors in engineering, accounting and science.

How to Find and Approach a Mentor

Mentoring/Sponsorship by Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

We asked three veteran mentors and one Millennial, who is a mentee who recently received a promotion. Their biggest piece of advice – do your homework.