Why DEI Starts Before Recruitment

October 28, 2020

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Why DEI Starts Before Recruitment

#048 – In this episode of Inclusion in Progress, Kay is pleased to welcome Dr. David Jones, the Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Talent Management at William Paterson University and diversity consultant. David shares the importance of DEI in companies starting before recruitment and the need to intentionally source talent from colleges and universities, especially when recruiting students from historically excluded groups. He also talks about why he is passionate about mentorship because of the role it played in his life, and his words of wisdom for aspiring young professionals during the pandemic.

In this episode

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The legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic on employee expectations — and how it will affect the tech industry’s ability to hire future talent.
How demographic shifts, multicultural identities, and social justice movements will impact company culture — and how tech companies can evolve their DEI and talent retention strategies in 2022.
The role of technology in collaboration and connectivity for global teams — and how tech organizations can create greater opportunities for global talent while embracing distributed work.

We’ll also share insights, trends, and specific ways we’ve worked with tech companies to lay the foundation for a new work culture that benefits business and global teams — and, in the process, pave the way for a future of work that supports all of us.

The Future of Work Culture 2021

Almost two years since the pandemic forced many tech companies to leave their physical offices, how has work culture shifted as a result of our distributed multicultural teams?

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