Farther, together 💪🏽💪🏿💪
"To meet this moment, @OpptyatWork has chosen to accelerate the scaling of our online marketplace platform.
Today, I’m delighted to announce that @Skillist — a skills-based hiring technology company — is joining the O@W family."
https://t.co/sHxLJRiDud
Excited as @carolinecfay, Ananth Kasturiraman, @Skillist join our @OpptyatWork team! Our shared mission: skills-based hiring to open better career pathways to overlooked talents, enabling employers to #HireSTARs.
We need all talents to rebuild better. https://t.co/6PdzMPYR06
“Nonessential degree requirements aren’t race-neutral. They embed into the labor market the legacy of black exclusion from the U.S. education system.”
@pqblair@OpptyatWork@WSJ#futureofwork#wkdev#hireSTARs
https://t.co/0NYxoyLUuu
Here’s what companies can do right now to hire inclusively & address historically rooted barriers that Black workers face:
1⃣Hire for skills, not degrees
2⃣Source talent from the places where STARs work
3⃣Invest in STARs to support their career
https://t.co/HeS3rYmGhe #wkdev
Unemployment rates for black Americans 16.8% and Latino workers 17.6% exceeds that of white Americans 12.4%. Our partner @YearUp collaborates with @Merck@amazon and others to offer #careerdevelopment for young adults of color https://t.co/pRByU5n3cc #opportunityemployers
"They are all Black, they are leaders in our community, and these are the stories of the everyday indignities they suffer because of the color of their skin."
@PrattWiley, Corey Thomas, @ColettePhillips and other Black executives share their stories.
https://t.co/O6ofoT1ON9
Prioritizing employee wellbeing benefits the bottom line, esp during a crisis. Companies that invested in the future *while protecting employees* have so far better survived both the COVID market crash & the '08 recession.
ht @RosenblumElyse@gradsoflife
https://t.co/rcD8lBiBc8
How do we make sure this recovery is better for workers than previous recoveries?
Let’s start with dismantling the “skills gap” narrative and addressing systemic issues of job quality, worker voice, social safety net, broken hiring and education equity.
#equityinrecovery
"The solution is not a 'microcredential.' The millions who have lost and are losing their jobs will be focused on making ends meet. They are seeking new models that allow them to quickly acquire and demonstrate the skills employers want." - @rwmichelle https://t.co/wlKGlLh3Id
If history repeats, thousands of Americans will turn to higher education to overcome the economic effects of COVID-19. If that happens, they won't need degree programs. They'll need targeted education. Learn more from Strada's
@rwmichelle in @edsurge. https://t.co/HUGXk1makp
If you're looking for help with #COVID19-related data crunching, stakeholder outreach, strategic planning, research, or project management, @HarvardHBS students are ready to volunteer. Please post your projects here. https://t.co/8RqukWZQN1
"The covid-19 pandemic presents a different challenge—and highlights the role of another corporate function, often unfairly dismissed as soft. Never before have more firms needed a hard-headed HR boss." https://t.co/jpHwTKyXiV
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