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Q&A: How to create workplace culture in a time of remote work
Many organizations fall into the trap of equating office perks with company culture. Workplace culture expert Jessica Kriegel shares her tips for creating an engaged, productive workforce regardless of employees' location.
Your next job recruiter might be an AI bot
As companies scramble to fill jobs at a time when talent is hard to find, many are turning to artificial intelligence to find, interview, and match candidates to much needed skills.
Meta launches AI-based VRS system to reduce bias in advertising
Meta's new AI-based Variance Reduction System (VRS), designed in collaboration with the US Department of Justice in the wake of a discrimination complaint, aims to reduce bias and increase the equitable distribution of ads for...
How layoffs can affect diversity in tech—and what to do about it
Proponents of diversity in the workforce are worried that women and minority ethnic employees will bear the brunt of mass layoffs in the tech sector.
Genentech cracks the code for a healthy, happy workforce
As the No. 2 large company on the 2023 Best Places to Work in IT list, the biotech company has a focus on wellness that starts with creating a supportive work environment.
The new way to hire tech workers: from the bottom up
As a dearth of tech talent continues to plague business, companies are getting more creative in how they find and train workers to fill key roles. Apprenticeships are among the fastest growing trends in discovering hidden talent.
Apple CEO Tim Cook wants more women in tech
Apple CEO Tim Cook has come out swinging, arguing that there are “no good excuses” to explain the continued lack of women in the world’s tech firms.
Q&A: From parkourist to data analyst — how upskilling launched a tech career
Bailey Shaw, a 23-year-old parkour expert with no tech background or college degree, was able to land an entry-level job with a software vendor where he spent the next year learning low-code development tools. He's now a junior data...
Q&A: Real estate exec sees '15-minute city' concept migrating from Europe to the US
As companies rethink how to use in-person office space, and in many cases shutter underutilized real estate, newer concepts are taking hold to offer employees daily urban necessities and amenities — all within a 15-minute foot or bike...
Compensation chasms remain for women, minorities — even as salary gaps close
While pay for employees has normalized over the past few decades, when it comes to gender and race, total compensation gaps are still wide — especially in technology fields.
Q&A: Schneider Electric's North American CIO on how her company attracts, retains talent
Schneider Electric, a Fortune Global 500 company that specializes in digital automation and energy management, has created multiple programs to attract and retain employees — especially millennial and Gen Z workers.
How to master the diversity hiring challenge
It’s not often that you see two cybersecurity vendor CEOs agree on an issue — and yet get into a very public insult-fest with each other. Then again, this did start at RSA, so anything is possible.
How AI can give companies a DEI boost
Artificial intelligence has a spotty past when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but more carefully crafted tools can point out, rather than perpetuate, bias in the workplace.
Apple boosts diversity with its latest accessibility tools
Apple’s latest accessibility features gives us a sense of new ways in which tech and humans can augment each other.
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Q&A: What tech firms can do to grow their Black workforce
Research firm Jobs for the Future surveyed more than 1,000 Black adults and analyzed 200 organizations with successful strategies for hiring Black tech workers. JFF vice president and report lead author Michael Collins discusses the...
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How Lenovo IT boosts diversity and inclusion
The tech giant has broadened its recruiting efforts and improved the onboarding process with an eye to effectively bringing on tech workers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Women, minorities less inclined to return to office, face 'proximity bias'
Minorities and women are less enthused about a return to the office full time because of caretaker responsibilities, concerns about safety and security, and feelings of inclusion, a recent survey found.
