The right to marry a same sex partner in the U.S. is a fantastic development, but there are many more challenges ahead. You’re out in your personal life, but not at work and unfortunately this is commonplace as a leader in the business world. According to a 2014 study conducted by the advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign, 53% of LGBT employees in the U.S. are closeted at work, and in terms of leadership, there are only a few openly gay executives and CEO’s, and Tim Cook is the only openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Companies often face a severe reality check when they look at how white and male their workforce remains, in spite of their claims of proper efforts at diversity. The problem is so bad that one entrepreneur has developed a software tool directly aimed at giving them the lowdown on it, and an exact system for urgently and sustainably doing something about it. Katapult, a tool described as a ‘Salesforce meets LinkedIn, meets diversity’, is the creation of businesswoman Andrea Hoffman, the founder of consultancy Culture Shift Labs.

13 years ago, DiversityInc created the “Top 50″ companies in Diversity globally.  This years results are out, and the Top 50 are listed below. It all started back in 2001, when companies were starting to see business value in diversity as a strategic priority. The companies participating in the survey and assessment from DiversityInc are […]

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released the 2012 Corporate Equality Index.  The 100% ranking carries more weight than in previous years – and is more difficult to attain. 3 years ago the HRC provided participants notice that there would soon be more stringent qualifications for the 100% ranking.  How has it impacted employers?  Last […]

Today was the final day at the Multicultural forum on workplace diversity, and I had the opportunity to co-facilitate a session with a friend and colleague, Roycie Earvin. We focused our time on discussing social media – and the impact to diversity recruiting.  Attached are the slides from the presentation: Diversity Recruiting – The Impact […]

Earlier this year we published an article titled “Job Seekers Beware“.  More recently, we’ve received several e-mail inquiries related to job board scams and job seeker frustration, and questions related to several sites.  Some of the stunts some job boards pull can be classified however you see appropriate.   Words several recruiting professionals used to […]

Diversity Recruiting continues to be on both Executives and Recruiting minds.  It’s also on the mind of Senator Robert Menendez, our only Hispanic Senator.  Menendez recently stated “As Chair of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, one of my top priorities has always been promoting and expanding diversity at all levels of our economic, political […]

by @jjbuss. Calling all job seekers and recruiters! #JobHuntChat started on twitter 2 months ago, and is quickly growing.  You can experience the chat every Monday night at 10 pm EST. I had the opportunity to attend and contribute last night, and would highly recommend this venue.  5 questions were tweeted, follow-up questions were submitted […]

More than 1,000 attendees are expected to attend the annual SHRM Diversity Conference and Expo in Atlanta, GA.  Although there is no SHRM twitter stream to follow (SHRM hasn’t posted since May), there is no shortage of great session content, speakers, and networking opportunities! There were 16 different sessions on Day 1 of the event.  […]

Company diversity hiring practices lack depth. Your company’s website might boast, among other things, the variety of its employees, and the atmosphere of community that pervades. But public relations angles aside, just how committed to achieving a diverse workforce is your organization? Many companies’ current efforts are deceptive in their effectiveness. The underlying problem with […]

I had the opportunity to attend the 30th Annual National Black MBA Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C.  This was my seventh time in attendance to the annual event, and one of the best to date. From the 23 strategic partners to the 350+ corporate exhibitors, a conference highlight continues to be the job match […]

Diversity Recruiting – Efforts to recruit a more diverse array of jobs at Harvard are good, but not excellent. Although the Wall Street crisis might have job-seekers in a panic, Harvard’s Office of Career Services (OCS) is countering the downturn with a new philosophy and a new interim director, Robin Mount. Many graduating seniors are […]