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    P age B7
T he P ortland O bserver • J une 11, 1997
1997 Special Edition
Job seekers use
pioneering
diversity source
u se o u r s it e to u n c o v e r in f o r m a ­
tio n a n d o p p o r tu n it ie s not w id e ly
know n.
In a d d it io n , e m p lo y e r s are
a b le to u se the s ite to c o m m u n i­
c a te t h e ir c o m p a n y ’ s d iv e r s it y
p r o g r a m s a n d o p p o r t u n it ie s to
m in o r it y c a n d id a t e s .”
T h e “ s it e w it h in a s it e ” c o n ­
t a in s a c a r e e r fo r u m , in f o r m a ­
tio n on s p o n s o r in g c o m p a n ie s ,
a n d c o lu m n s a n d a r t ic le s th at are
Minority candidates matched to careers
u p d a te d b i- w e e k ly
T h e s ite a ls o in c lu d e s c o n t r i­
C a r e e r M a g a z in e , a c o m p r e ­
h e n s iv e In t e r n e t - b a s e d jo b s e a rc h
r e s o u r c e , h a s p io n e e r e d th e D i ­
s it y in the w o r k p la c e .
“ T h e c o n te n t a n d r e s o u r c e s o f ­
b u t io n s fr o m a d v o c a c y g r o u p s
s u c h as A d v a n c i n g W o m e n , A S E
fe re d b y th e D i v e r s i t y In it ia t iv e
C o n s u lt a n t s , a n d T r a n s it io n P a r t ­
v e r s it y I n i t ia t iv e — a u s e f u l r e ­
s o u r c e f o r b o th jo b s e e k e r s a n d
a re c r o s s c u lt u r a l, ” s a y s W a y n e
A n d e r s o n , N a t io n a l S a le s D i r e c ­
n e rs .
J o b s e e k e r s b e n e fit fro m
e m p lo y e r s
to r.
" J o b s e e k e r s w i l l be a b le to
fo r m a t io n a b o u t c o p in g w it h a
m y r ia d o f c h a lle n g in g w o r k is -
th a t
m a n y is s u e s
a d d re sse s
th e
c o n c e r n in g d i v e r ­
s u e s , as w e ll as p e rs o n a l is s u e s
w h ic h a ffe c t w o r k p e r fo r m a n c e
“ T h e s ite e x is t s to h e lp m in o r ­
ity e m p lo y e e s h e lp t h e m s e lv e s ,”
c o m m e n ts Ja s o n K n o u s e , e d it o r
o f C a r e e r M a g a z in e . " A n d th e re
are m a n y e m p lo y e r - s p o n s o r e d
o p p o r t u n it ie s th at c a n ’ t be fo u n d
a n y w h e r e e ls e .”
F o r e m p lo y e r s , the s ite o f f e r s
a r t ic le s that te a ch the t e c h n iq u e s
r e q u ir e d to m a n a g e d iv e r s it y in
the w o r k p la c e , as w e ll as p r o v id ­
“ A c o m p a n y 's g r e a te s t a sse t
is its e m p lo y e e s ,” a d d s K n o u s e .
" I t ’ s o n ly f it t in g th at w e p r o ­
v id e e m p lo y e r s w ith a r e s o u r c e
that h e lp s them e n c o u r a g e b e tte r
jo b p e r f o r m a n c e , jo b s a t i s f a c ­
t io n ,
a n d in t e r p e r s o n a l e f f e c ­
R e s n ik o f f , c o - f o u n d e r a n d p r e s i­
dent o f N a t io n a l C a r e e r S e a r c h ,
t iv e n e s s ."
C a r e e r M a g a z in e set o u t to
m a k e its D i v e r s i t y I n it ia t iv e the
R e s n ik o f f sa y s.
In f o r m a t io n
m o s t c o m p r e h e n s iv e
can
be
fo u n d
o n lin e
at
w w w c a r e e r m a g .c o m / d iv e r s it y .
re so u rce
a v a ila b le fo r b o th jo b c a n d id a t e s
and
in g in s ig h t in to the m a n y is s u e s
c o n c e r n in g m in o r it ie s , fro m th e ir
e m p lo y e r s .
“ I d o n 't t h in k t h e r e ’ s a c o m ­
p a ra b le r e s o u r c e to o u r D i v e r ­
s it y I n i t ia t iv e , ” s a y s G a r y
p e r s p e c t iv e .
p a re n t c o m p a n y o f C a r e e r M a g a ­
z in e .
“ A n d w e ’ ve m ade a c o m p a n y ­
w id e c o m m it m e n t to r e m a in in g
at the fo r e fr o n t o f t h is is s u e ,"
about
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c o n ta c t the c o m p a n y d ir e c t ly b y
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