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Melissa Dobbins
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
LBGT+ Inclusion – going beyond Pride month
June, the month of Pride. Vibrant colors decorate logos, marketing campaigns, and advertisements; the rainbow marking solidarity and...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jun 9
- 5 min
Big DEI changes starts with a single step
Imagine what it would have been like if the first math class you ever took introduced calculus or the first science class jumped into...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jun 2
- 3 min
Techniques to diagnose DEI culture problems
While a new employee starting on their first day marks the end of the Talent Acquisition (TA) process, it is only the beginning for that...
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Melissa Dobbins
- May 26
- 5 min
The importance of ‘Why’ behind DEI
“Why” is a common theme on the career.place blog. “Why” is the trick to refining job requirements and identifying transferable skills. It...
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Gabe Gurman
- May 18
- 1 min
2021 DE&I Playbook from JazzHR and Career.Place
Congratulations to the JazzHR team for releasing their 2021 DE&I Playbook! The 2021 DE&I Playbook is a practical, actionable guide...
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Melissa Dobbins
- May 12
- 4 min
Influencing DEI beyond Talent Acquisition
DEI impact does not stop when a candidate is hired. I know what you’re thinking – of course that’s true, especially as most of the...
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Melissa Dobbins
- May 5
- 4 min
The meaning of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through the dance, art, and business
“What is the difference between diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging?” A common question for those new to the D&I conversation,...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Apr 20
- 3 min
What to do when there is no diversity in your candidate slate
You’ve done everything you can – expanded your active and passive sourcing, removed every extraneous requirement, added generous...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Apr 14
- 2 min
Look beyond the job to select ‘The One’
When it comes to hiring, there are those times when all the stars align and that single, perfect candidate pops out as the obvious and...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Apr 7
- 3 min
The commonality between Kung-fu and cultivating inclusion – PRACTICE
The desired: You select the topic of interest, put a tiny disk into a tiny slot and press upload. Knowledge floods into your head – every...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Up, up, down, down, left, right, … keeping it fair in hiring
In the 1980s there was a beloved secret among Nintendo game enthusiasts called the Konami Code. With this code you could unlock all sorts...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 17
- 5 min
I just haven’t met you yet – driving diversity through future candidate engagement
“And I know that we can be so amazing And being in your life is gonna change me And now I can see every single possibility…” Michael...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Unlocking strategic Talent Acquisition with a single word
“One of the first and most important lessons I teach people new to Talent Acquisition is how important it is to say no,” said Jim...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Great processes require great feedback
Superstar athletes were not amazing the first time they walked onto the field. A-list actors did not draw tears the first time the took...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Inclusion tips for the first steps of the candidate journey
Candidate experience starts long before the first interview or resume review or the moment the candidate clicks on the big ‘apply now’...
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