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Stop only checking boxes: Hiring for potential over experience

Insperity

As a business leader or a hiring manager, you must be willing to: Broaden your own narrow definition of what a successful new hire is. Reach a more diverse pool of candidates, thereby enhancing diversity initiatives. This means embracing candidates with diverse – yet relevant – experiences, skill sets, education and knowledge.

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Dr. Lan Huang: “Be a perpetual learner”

Thrive Global

industries change at lightning speed, so you have to be able to catch up in the knowledge base. As you know, the United States is currently facing a very important self-reckoning about race, diversity, equality and inclusion. industries change at lightning speed, so you have to be able to catch up in the knowledge base.

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Betsy Seals of Rebellis Group: “Proactively build relationships and do your best not to burn any bridges”

Thrive Global

As you know, the United States is currently facing a very important self-reckoning about race, diversity, equality and inclusion. Can you articulate to our readers a few reasons why it is so important for a business or organization to have a diverse executive team? you’re definitely in the wrong place.

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“Listen and learn.” with Cecilia Wessinger

Thrive Global

As a certified Cultural Competency and Unconscious Bias facilitator, she moves conversations beyond diversity and inclusion to connecting, engaging and belonging. I do not know if I really understood the definition when he said it, but I have strived to be better than mediocre ever since. Thank you so much for doing this with us!

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Adina Jacobs: “Oh the places you’ll go”

Thrive Global

She is also the co-founder of Mentor Walks, a monthly event service that connects emerging female leaders with senior women from diverse professional communities. We definitely learned to be very specific when ordering products to avoid mistakes like that. Ok, thank you for that. Let’s now jump to the primary focus of our interview.

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“It is so important to stop forcing gender stereotypes on children” With Penny Bauder & Ashley Crowder

Thrive Global

We stayed in some very questionable hostels to save money, and a friend from USC who worked for TimeOut magazine in Shanghai introduced us to TimeOut writers in other cities across Asia, who then introduced us to nightclubs and event promoters. It’s extremely important to give diverse leaders speaking opportunities. to sign up clients.

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“Schools should have strong leader” With Penny Bauder & Dr. Stephanie Musser

Thrive Global

I believe it is this diverse and extensive experience that allows me to think through problems and opportunities from multiple perspectives. By definition, liberal means free. A core, knowledge-based content curriculum for all students that levels the playing field, 2. I’ve been there. Ok, thank you for that.