Here are several practical steps businesses
of all sizes can consider:
l Partner with Local Organizations
Look for local apprenticeship, training and workforce
development programs and other community-based
organizations in your area that you can partner with. If
you are hiring for a new role, need a summer intern or
even want to offer job shadowing, connect with these
organizations and forge an informal or formal partnership
to get the talent you need. Hiring diverse candidates for
even short-term roles may help to fill your talent pipeline
when a full-time position becomes available.
l Create a Data-Driven Opportunity Employment
Strategy
Finding more diverse candidates for frontline and entry-
level roles requires a strategy. Though larger businesses
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“Eleven percent of young adults between the ages of
18 and 24 are neither enrolled in school or working,
which equates to five million young people who could
help fill workforce shortages in many industries.”
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