Nearly 96 percent of organizations with more than 10,000 employees say diversity recruiting is part of their overall college recruiting effort, according to results of NACE’s 2009 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. Nearly 63 percent of respondents reported having a budget line item to support diversity recruiting efforts....more

A large percentage of employers responding to NACE’s Future Trends Survey expect to increase their recruiting of minority populations in the near future, with Hispanic-Americans and African-Americans as the groups most likely to see increased attention from recruiters....more

Given the importance of developing a diverse work force in today’s knowledge-based and global economy, and the obvious commitment many employers have made to recruiting a diverse work force, how far have we come to achieving a full level of equity for the nontraditional members of our work force, at least in terms of their college-educated representatives?...more

Organizations are concerned about maintaining a diverse work force, and are investing more resources in recruiting and retaining diverse workers. The labor force is becoming increasingly diverse, and universities continue to produce a diverse population of graduates. Research suggests that diverse employees may face unique challenges in the workplace, such as greater interpersonal conflict and harassment, less supportive co-workers or supervisors, additional performance pressures, and/or heightened perceptions of blocked career paths....more

Today’s economy requires employers to develop a diverse work force. An organization that looks to build long-term success must be able to adapt to rapidly changing conditions quickly. That means it must have a reservoir of new ideas and flexible approaches to be able to respond with the new perspectives that a changed economic environment requires....more

Organizations are concerned about maintaining a diverse work force, and are investing more resources in recruiting and retaining diverse workers. The labor force is becoming increasingly diverse, and universities continue to produce a diverse population of graduates. Research suggests that diverse employees may face unique challenges in the workplace, such as greater interpersonal conflict and harassment, less supportive coworkers or supervisors, additional performance pressures, and/or heightened perceptions of blocked career paths. These stressful and challenging work conditions may be intensified among young entrants into the work force. As their expectations of the job are not met, they become more likely to turnover. Organizations may therefore realize a loss of unique knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to pilot organizations into the future....more