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If you’re struggling to make progress on your DEI initiatives, you’re not alone. Here are some practical tips from DEI experts that can help you diversify your workforce, foster an inclusive culture, and retain diverse talent.
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OpEd/Conversation Starter
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The enemy of well-intentioned DEI initiatives is backlash. Backlash from all directions is often due to DEI initiatives being framed as solutions to individual problems to be fixed rather than to correct for systemic issues at play in an organization.
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Unconscious biases are learned assumptions, beliefs, or attitudes that we aren’t necessarily aware of. While bias is a normal part of human brain function, it can often reinforce stereotypes. This article provides some tips to combat this issue.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
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What to do if I’m applying for a ton of jobs and not getting any bites? What am I doing wrong?
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Are you in the midst of a job search and finding yourself receiving nothing but rejections? The answer likely has to do with the function/level of seniority of the jobs you’re targeting, your job-seeking materials (i.e. resume and cover letter), and interview answers. Here are some things to consider if you’ve yet to land a new role.
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1. Consider creating a spreadsheet to track the jobs you’ve applied to, the application date, and the status in their process. Do you notice trends about who is inviting you to interviews, or who is automatically rejecting you after you apply? Are you consistently making it to an initial phone screen but receiving a rejection right after? Analyzing this data will help you identify where you can change course.
2. Are you applying to jobs where you meet 100% of the qualifications, or less qualified but with a lot of transferable skills? Focus on applying for jobs where you clearly meet 100% of the qualifications (i.e. years of experience, certifications, technical skills, etc.). Leading a classroom of 25 middle school students is not the same thing as managing a team of adults (though there are plenty of transferable skills in there!). If you are trying to position yourself as a people manager when your experience is only in the classroom, you will likely not be invited to an interview without explicit adult leadership under your belt (and you can get this experience by volunteering to facilitate trainings in your current role, mentor new hires, or by taking the lead on projects).
3. Are you applying to the same kinds of jobs (i.e. all fundraising, or all school leadership), or casting a super wide net? It is usually pretty obvious to hiring managers when you’re less focused on a particular job function in the job search (as your resume and cover letter tend to be less focused too). Focus less on quantity of job applications and prioritize quality/specificity instead.
4. Ask someone with industry-specific experience to review your resume and cover letter, especially if they have been a hiring manager in that industry! These individuals can share some concrete actions you can take to update your job-seeking materials. Beware of asking for advice from folks who have never hired or worked in your target industry and role before. What matters in the corporate world may be different than what you must convey on an education or nonprofit job application.
5. If you applied for a job and made it to the interview process before receiving a rejection, consider asking for feedback if it wasn’t already provided. Know that the recruiter or hiring manager may not be willing to provide feedback, or, you might not like what they have to say.
6. Leverage your network. Do you know people already working at your target organizations (especially previous colleagues who can speak to the caliber of your work)? Connect with them prior to applying for jobs and ask if they’d be open to flagging your name for the hiring team. Referrals make up a sizeable percentage of new hires within many institutions.
7. Take a deep breath. The job search can be grueling, especially right now in the midst of layoffs, hiring freezes, and world news. Consider taking a few days off from applying to recharge. Confide in those you trust that you’re feeling stuck. Spend time doing things that bring you energy. You are not a reflection of your current job or the number of job offers in your inbox.
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WorkMonger’s mission is to bring lasting systemic change to the education sector by revolutionizing how education organizations and professionals connect for meaningful, non-teacher positions. Apply today to work at WorkMonger!
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Small Steps Nurturing Center’s mission is to provide an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families. This Campus Director will create a culture of excellence, professionalism and deep care for students, staff and the Small Steps community. They will be responsible for cultivating strong relationships with teachers, staff, and families, leading with a high degree of professionalism, and managing daily school operations in accordance with school policies including ensuring that all licensing and accreditation standards are met.
The ideal candidate has 3 years of teaching experience in a preschool setting required. Experience in direct supervision and working with low-income or Title 1 schools preferred.
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On a foundation of Christian faith, Martha O’Bryan Center empowers children, youth, and adults in poverty to transform their lives through work, education, employment and fellowship. Explore! Community School is an educational outreach of the Martha O’Bryan Center, Nashville’s oldest anti-poverty nonprofit that has been serving the city and Davidson County for over 100 years. They are looking for a campus operations expert to be their Director of Operations. The DOO will manage all non-instructional systems such as facility maintenance, transportation, technology, vendor relationships, student enrollment data, and staff compliance.
The ideal candidate has 3-5 Years of site operations leadership experience.
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College Possible is a growing nonprofit coaching students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to break the cycle of poverty and empower the next generation of leaders. They are looking for a program management leader to be their Senior Director of Program Operations. The Senior Director of Program Operations will empower, manage, lead and support both college access and success teams. The Senior Director of Program Operations will work in close collaboration with the Executive Director on matters related to programming and budget for the MN site and will serve as a member of the Senior Leadership team for MN.
The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience with program development in either K-12 education or higher education organization. Experience in college access is preferred.
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Rocketship Public Schools believes that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential. They are looking for a senior academics leader to be their Vice President, Academics. The VP of Academics will directly supervise four direct reports (the Senior Director of Language and Literacy, the Director of STEM, the Director of MTSS, the Associate Director of Personalized Learning) whose teams include approximately fifteen national staff members. This role serves as the primary thought leader and advisor to the Sr. VP of Program, in regards to Rocketship robust and powerful school model and educator's professional development program.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of broad school system and instructional experience with a track-record of successful instructional expertise in realizing high levels of student achievement in a complex, multi-site, multi-regional environment. This person also has experience in designing and facilitating professional development strategies in a large charter network or nonprofit.
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