By Paula Bernier Hiring and promoting based on candidates’ and employees’ strengths is the best way to go. It’s far more effective and satisfying for both employer and employee. That should come as no surprise. But Gallup in this Jan. 3 article helps explain why this approach is important, and how to implement a strengths-based […]
Women, Minority Lawyers Make Small Gains
By Paula Bernier Women and minorities are making small and slow gains at major American law firms, according the National Association for Law Placement. In 2016 women made up 22.13 percent law firm partners at major U.S. firms. That number was 21.46 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, women occupied about 45 percent of major law firm […]
Labor Secretary Appointment Indicates New Direction
By Paula Bernier The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the brink of a major milestone: hitting the 20,000 mark. The economy grew at a rate of 3.2 percent in the third quarter, the fastest pace in two years. And the unemployment problem continues to improve, as approximately 178,000 jobs were created in November, and […]
Women Reject Idea They Should Obscure Their Genders to Advance in Tech
By Paula Bernier On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. That’s the verbage from one of my favorite cartoons. I just looked it up and was reminded it first appeared in The New Yorker toward the middle of 1993. Of course, the same could said about the internet relative to men and women. For […]
How We Might Address the Decline of Women in Computing
By Paula Bernier The presence of women in the computing field is not just lower than that of men, it’s actually on the decline. That’s not good for women, and it’s not good for the tech workforce, as there is a talent shortage for people with computing jobs. More than 500,000 such jobs were open […]
Story Indicates Most Tech Giants Don’t Report on Disabled Diversity
By Paula Bernier Large companies frequently publish reports that outline their diversity in terms of ethnicity, gender, and race. Yet LinkedIn is the only U.S. technology giant to include disability in its public diversity reporting, according to a recent TechCrunch article. The other companies reporter Steve O’Hear approached for his research included Apple, Facebook, Google, […]
Pandora Commits to Increasing Employees of Color
By Paula Bernier At a time in which the U.S. presidential election has stoked racist and misogynist sentiment, a recent blog on diversity from online radio company Pandora is music to our ears. The blog notes that millennials now constitute the largest generation, and this generation is the most ethnically, racially, and LGBTQ diverse one. […]
Agnity Global, Inc.
AGNITY Global, Inc. Fremont, CA www.agnityglobal.com Grade: A+ Summary: A great tech culture which shows the value placed on workers from training to empowerment, excellent corporate vision communications, perks and solid worker communications. Intro: The value proposition for working at the company has to do with getting to work in environments such as hospitals and Tier 1 […]
CENTRI
CENTRI Seattle, WA www.centritechnology.com Grade: A Summary: Work in the heart of Seattle in its tallest building and benefit from strong corporate vision, a dynamic startup environment and a place where your contribution is valued. Intro: Candidates choose CENTRI because of the following reasons: Ability to make an immediate impact on our success and growth. Build exciting, […]
ClearSlide
ClearSlide San Francisco, CA www.clearslide.com Grade: A+ Summary: Join a company built to last, growing at a steady pace while offering solid benefits, above-average medical, standing-desks, amazing training and other competitive amenities. Intro: Candidates choose ClearSlide because we have an amazing, fast-growing company that has a broad vision to transform the business of selling. As the leading […]