The following post shows women how to ensure the best fit with an employer organization. Some diversity practices work “as advertised.” That is, they produce results that move the needle forward on achieving greater diversity. Through experimentation, testing, and evaluation, several organizations have identified which practices are the most effective. By improving everything from productivity […]
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Women Are 18 Percent More Likely To Get Jobs Than Men When They Apply
LinkedIn’s “Gender Insights Report” will help to create a defining moment in women’s careers. The professional setting, along with its volume of employment-related interactions, makes it a groundbreaking study which should go viral. Below are my takeaways from LinkedIn’s report, which I have combined with key info from Hewlett Packard’s landmark study and Harvard Business […]
Women’s Careers – Recruitment in Denver & San Francisco
This post is part of a series on women’s careers where we interview women in different occupations and fields to help them evaluate the many situations and circumstances of their careers. I was recently in Denver and San Francisco, which are two of the hottest markets for domestic jobs. I was able to “talk career” […]
Knowing The Eighty Percent Will Lead You To Jobs
The current labor market is robust, but it can be misleading. Professionals read that job creation has been outperforming expectations and unemployment is at a generational low. However, employment numbers do not always determine what happens to every type of worker. The reality candidates experience can be totally different. When professionals interact with hiring managers […]
Why the Best Job Market in Years is Misleading College Students
Knowing hiring practices and employment trends places more college students in a position to succeed. Many economic commentators, including CNBC, are declaring this the best job market in years for college graduates. What’s not to like? The economy is strong and employment is near an all-time high. It’s reasonable to assume, as most do, that […]
Career Starts Equal Career Gains For Women College Graduates
More women complete degrees and leave universities as high performers. Yet their paths to fulfilling careers hold greater challenges and fewer guarantees. It’s up to the newly educated workforce of women college graduates to turn advances in education into career gains. Congratulations to all women college graduates. You have achieved the goal of education. You […]
How To Close The Gender Pay Gap Before It Gets Started
There are a lot of questions being debated about the gender pay gap. What causes it? What are its effects on women’s career? When will it end? And, how can women close the gap? For all of the questions, there are no shortage of opinions. I recently streamed a show on Netflix called Explained about […]
Our Focus On College Admissions Is Creating A Bigger Problem For Women & Careers
I know it’s a highly subjective question, but ask yourself, “Do women, like me, need help in careers?” A more objective, if not conclusive, way to look at this question is to consider it from the standpoint of employers. Careers belong to individuals, but employers create jobs and work which forms the basis and progression […]
How Careerismo Happened & Why It Matters For Women’s Careers
Yesterday was a day for me to remember. It was International Women’s Day and the start of South by Southwest 2019. A year ago, I was couch surfing at a friend’s place in Austin attending SXSW 2018. It was at South by where I experienced a meetup on career development for women which led me […]
Diversity Recruiter Writes ‘Careerismo’ To Minimize Gender Bias in the Workplace
Book Builds Time-to-Fluency Model Undeveloped In Women’s Careers Park City, Utah — March 8, 2019– Gregor Eisenbarth, a diversity recruiter for several top universities, today released a new book on career starts exclusively for women called “Careerismo.” The guidebook, designed for women who recently graduated college (or will soon) and are now entering the workforce, […]