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Uniting at Workday for Social Justice

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On June 5, thousands of Workday employees from across the world bonded in one of the most remarkable ways I’ve seen since joining our company as chief diversity officer nearly three years ago. Nearly 45% of our workforce is represented by non-white minorities, demonstrating we’re racially diverse. Another is gratitude.

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Six advantages of linguistic diversity in the workplace.

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In 2015, the United States Census Bureau estimated that at least 350 languages were spoken in households across the country. While our cities are incredibly multicultural, we don’t really see that diversity reflected in our workplaces. Are connected to more diverse talent pools, which can help with hiring and training new staff.

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Announcing the Workday Opportunity Onramps Conference: Connecting Driven Individuals with In-Demand Jobs

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If you’re intrigued by this idea, I hope you’ll join us for the inaugural Workday Opportunity Onramps workforce development conference. Our opening keynote speaker for the event will be Year Up CEO Gerald Chertavian , who captivated and inspired his audience during a session at Workday Rising last year and is a national leader in the space.

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Three Important Announcements at Workday Opportunity Onramps

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At Workday Opportunity Onramps yesterday, our inaugural workforce development conference, participants gathered to share ideas and solutions to this serious problem. “We In addition, Workday and Opportunity@Work are collaborating with LinkedIn, Okta, PwC, Salesforce.org, Symantec, and Walmart to launch the Opportunity Onramps community.

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Five Ways We’re Building Opportunity Onramps in the Workday Community

Workday

Since the day I joined Workday, I’ve had the privilege of meeting a lot of talented people from all walks of life. At Workday, people are at the core of our business, and every product we design has people at the center. We welcomed our inaugural Returnship Program at Workday. Armed Forces.

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5 Places You’ll Find Workday and Our Customers at HR Technology Conference & Expo 2015

Workday

This annual event is always abuzz with the HR community’s creativity and energy, and a favorite among those of us who attend from Workday. Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane, hosts of the popular “HR Happy Hour” podcast, will moderate a discussion with Workday Senior Vice President of Products Leighanne Levensaler. Lagoon ABGH.

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Achieving Lasting Change in 2021

Workday

I saw it for the first time on Broadway in 2015, and I’ve seen it live three more times since then. As we all work to drive change globally at Workday, I’m acutely aware of three things to keep top of mind: Lasting change takes time. We also know that diversity and representation are critical, but they’re not our end goal.

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