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Could Your Name Prompt Hiring Bias?

On The Job

Use social networking tools such as Facebook or Twitter to become more connected to hiring managers or key personnel. A company may have a diversity program in place, but it won’t be effective in eliminating bias if all the gateways and gatekeepers aren’t educated about prejudices.

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15 Fun Facts About Stacy Leitner

A Great Day's Work

What’s so unusual about my job is that I was hired in 2004 as employee No. My membership in IAAP has offered me quality educational programs delivered both online and in-person, the CAP certification , a worldwide network of administrative professionals, leadership and volunteer opportunities, and much more. Where do you work?

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After the dance is over

Loosely Speaking

Format The format allowed for both education and unlimited opportunities for networking. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Our AZVAs Fall Retreat in Phoenix was a terrific success. In fact, it appears that the genesis of many new projects and collaborations has already begun. Loose Ends.

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Building on your skills

Loosely Speaking

As a part of the mission to connect VAs throughout the southwestern United States through peer-to-peer networking and educational opportunities, an ongoing series of classes taught by dynamic presenters in the industry is yours for the taking in 2010. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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Foreign Born in the US Workforce

Small Business Labs

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. million workers. 

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

Success

Elizabeth Chambers has also served as a guest judge on various Food Network shows, including Cupcake Wars: Celebrity , and appears regularly on Today. She made a case for girls’ education and off-grid architecture and was selected as the winner in the sustainability category.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Thomas and Ayesha Kanji for Harvard Business School in 2004, Childs, as vice president of workforce diversity, executed a plan that created eight task forces. Childs’ task force project was such a resounding success that the company created employee networks to broaden the discussion. In a landmark project chronicled by David A.

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