In 2021, 47 million workers voluntarily left their jobs, fueling what came to be known as the Great Resignation. The worker shortage continued this year, putting employees in the driver’s seat and giving them the…
Recruiting
The Importance of Internships to Employers and Students
If anyone knows about the benefits of internships, it’s Ryan McClatchey. He interned at Cargill twice, then at 3M before landing a staff position with Dow in 2008 (No. 15 on DiversityInc’s 2022 Top 50…
Older Workers are Returning to Work After Retirement
Retirees are ditching vacations in the Caribbean, midday feedings of pigeons in the park and hours of frolicking with their grandkids for a once familiar reality. A growing number of older people are leaving retirement…
Personality Assessments and Talent Management in the Workplace
As the Great Resignation has shown us, companies are finding it tough to retain and recruit workers. Personality assessments have gained popularity as a talent management tool for companies looking to hire and keep new…
Board Level Actions That Combat Turnover and Drive Talent Retention
In 2021, the volume of talent leaving the workforce voluntarily to take on opportunities as entrepreneurs or in other fields rose to such a level that it became known as the Great Resignation. While there…
Mastercard Prioritizes DEI To Fill Cybersecurity Talent Gap
To keep DEI top of mind, Mastercard (No. 5 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2021) is putting in the work to fill in talent gaps, from hiring and retaining neurodiverse…
The Importance of Diversity-Focused Job Boards and How They Drive Representation Impact
Whether you want to call it the “Great Resignation” or the “Great Renegotiation,” approximately 33 million Americans have left their jobs since spring 2021 and are looking for or have found new ones. People are…
How To Address Talent Shortage Using DEI Lessons From Cybersecurity and Healthcare
The U.S. is 22 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the country is no longer facing high unemployment rates, a shortage of workers remains. According to CBS News, two of the best fields to…
Diversity Trends To Look Out for in 2022
With each passing year, the landscape in the world of diversity, equity and inclusion evolves. There are landmark years like 2020 and years of struggle like 2021. Whichever way 2022 moves will largely be determined…
The Language of Job Descriptions and What They Say About Your Organization
Words matter, and if there has ever been a time when that’s evident — that it isn’t just what you say, but how you say it that matters to people — that time is now….
Social or Anti-Social: An Employer’s Right to Know About an Employee’s Social Media Activity
The events of Jan. 6 took many people by surprise. Yet investigations into the social media activity of those plotting and participating in the infiltration of the Capitol showed the warning signals were literally and…
DiversityInc’s Recruitment and Hiring Playbook: Fair Hiring Practices
If you are feeling exhausted after reading part one and part two of this playbook, you have an idea of how much work goes into hiring diverse candidates. It’s no easy feat, and it’s constantly…
From Recruitment to Scheduling: How to Ensure Your Stores Look Like the Community They Serve
Analyzing workforce demographics to represent a diverse spectrum of identities has been on the corporate to-do lists for many years. More recently, the business impact from a lack of diversity has been clear — not…
Is Your Contingent Talent Strategy Derailing Workforce Diversity at Your Company?
In the wake of Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements, many companies made bold commitments to expand and improve their diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives. While organizations have made important strides for their…
Naming the Opportunity of Diversity 2.0
In the corporate world, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) has evolved in the last decade. We’ve come from the days of Diversity 1.0, where advocates and communities made arguments for the “business case for diversity”…
Webinars
Webinar Recap: 2023 Top 50 Survey Prep Part 2
Webinar Recap: 2023 Top 50 Survey Prep
Webinar Recap: Measuring Matters: Diversity Tracking and Technology
Webinar Recap: Mind the Gap: Pay Equity
Webinar Recap: Creating an Inclusive Workplace During the Holidays
Webinar Recap: Disability Etiquette in the Workplace
Webinar Recap: Supporting Veterans and Their Families in the Workplace
Webinar Recap: Driving Diversity Through Cross-Industry Collaboration
Webinar Recap: White Allyship and Workplace Equity
Webinar Recap: The Impact of Implicit Bias During the Hiring Process
