Articles
From 1964 to Today: The Law and Our EEO Efforts
As our Chapter celebrates diversity and inclusion this month, it is refreshing to look back at efforts in the St. Louis community to promote workplace equality over the past year. In case you missed it, here are some of the recent headlines:
Four St. Louis employers – Enterprise, Edward Jon...
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Moving From Mentoring to Sponsorship
I often begin my mentoring workshops by having participants reflect on the best mentors they have had in their careers. It is a great way to set the stage for discussing mentoring, as most of us have had at least one person we think of as a mentor who played an important role in our career.
Mentors...
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Beyond the Training: How to Host Meaningful DE&I Conversations at Your Company
It has recently become clear that one-time workplace anti-bias training sessions aren’t nearly enough to improve workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). Neither the airing out of equity issues in a single “town hall” nor the mere hiring of a lone diversity professiona...
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Blazing a New Trail
Chartering unfamiliar territory for positive change
No one would have imagined that a nationwide crisis would drastically impact the way we live the way it has this past year, but it has done just that. For the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (GSLAC), it has been an experience...
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Welcome New Members
We would like to officially welcome our newest members! We hope to see you at our upcoming meetings!
Hadley BafaroHuman Resources ManagerIllinois Tool Works
Carla Pryor CurryHRBPCaritas Family Solutions
Jennifer Feinberg, SHRM-CPSenior RecruiterMercy
Christa Ryt...
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Message From the President
Greetings Members,
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are themes for this month’s newsletter. Diversity is the presence of differences between people. Equity is promoting justice, impartiality, and fairness. Inclusion is ensuring that we welcome all people to a group. While these may be difficu...
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Message From the President
As 2021 begins, let us reflect on our chapter’s theme for the year – Rise Up Together. It is an understatement to say that 2020 was a challenging year. Rather than rehashing those challenges, let us focus on the present.
I have benefited from journaling my gratitude daily for several ye...
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The Pandemic Job Crunch for Graduates
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for all of us. One demographic that has been hit with difficulty and uncertainty during this time has been college and university students conducting a job or experiential learning search. These learning opportunities include internships, cooperative e...
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A Note From Membership
Looking in the rearview mirror, 2020 has been one of the toughest years for so many of us. As we cautiously tiptoe into the new year with optimism, we can’t help but notice how important the people are that are around us and, in our lives, every day.
While we faced a lot of challenges in the ...
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Recruiting in a National Health Crisis
I recall the coronavirus being discussed for the first time last year, shortly after the holidays. Who knew that it would affect the many facets of our lives? I was at a conference in Columbia, MO, when I began to understand that things would not be the same. I had recently become a perman...
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