Marketing oneself while job-seeking can be challenging for anyone. For BIPOC talent, who have been told time and again by the forces of racism and white supremacy that they are less deserving of opportunity, this can be doubly challenging. With …
My full name is Tobenna (pronounced toe-BEN-naa) Olisajindu (oh-liss-ah-jin-DEW) Anthony Egbuna (egg-BOO-nuh). My name comes from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, and it means Praise God. For as long as I can remember, I’ve gone by Toby. Even my parents call …
uccessfully recruiting diverse early-career talent requires an intentional approach. Although students from underrepresented backgrounds want many of the same things in a job as Gen Z overall—starting with stability and salary—their concerns, priorities, and goals also differ in some …
Companies around the globe have responded to the demand for change to address social and racial inequities, pledging billions of dollars and making sweeping promises. Corporations want to drive fairness in the workplace and create sustainable change but rarely know …
Working out of alignment can be detrimental for any professional or aspiring entrepreneur. Yet still, for many millennials, their hyper-competitiveness and need to keep up is the thing that leads to disorientation. There are dangers associated with simply doing “busy …
What nation/clan/tribal town/etc. are you from?
Navajo Nation (Diné), Iyanbito, NM (tribal community), and Bitterwater born for Towering House (my clans).
How did you get into development?
I’ve always had a keen interest in technology growing up. My first computer …
At Handshake, team members share their experiences and get advice in dedicated identity-focused communities called employee resource groups (ERGs). Five members of Wakanda, a community of Black professionals ranging from interns to executives, spoke to the Handshake intern class and …
Source: Indeed Career Development blog
Psychologist Derald W. Sue, author of “Microaggressions in Everyday Life”, defines microaggressions as, “The everyday slights, indignities, put-downs and insults that people of color, women, LGBT populations or those who are marginalized experience in their …
Back in October, I attended a conference designed to help motivate and inspire new and future entrepreneurs. I listened with enthusiasm as a variety of industry leaders talked about their experiences, the good, the bad, and complicated parts of their …
By Joseph Flanagan
When you think about your dream job, almost anything might cross your mind.
You might want to be a doctor, a teacher, or an actor on the big screen. In today’s job market, getting any kind of …
