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4 thoughts on “The hottest job in a hot market: Diversity officer

    1. Rev. Jesse and Rev. Sharpton are surely proud of the new generation of race-scammers!
      Please people, grow up and hire based on skill level. Skin color is no more important than eye or hair color.
      Equal opportunity is key. Parents need to educate their children with books and not this DEI CRT Woke scam.

  1. Implicit bias training has repeatedly been shown in academic studies not to have any effect, thus any company or institution that uses it is either ignorant or dishonest about its value. DIE positions are essentially make work affirmative action jobs that will exist in perpetuity because the ‘hard truth’ that no one will admit is that the demand for non-Asian minorities in higher profile roles is far greater than the actual supply. Therefore it is impossible to reach ‘equity’ and DIE officers have a ready-made reason for their continued existence.

    Despite the effort of the media to gaslight the public about what anti-racism and diversity is all about, most people see it for what it is. How long will this house of cards hold up? Who will be held accountable in the end?

  2. I’m pretty sure a diversity officer is not the key to this problem. I think it starts earlier, if you are going to help minorities get jobs it has to start with a stable home life and educational opportunities. This translates into community programs and scholarship or community college opportunities. Maybe even vocational training. None of this is possible without a stable base. A young person has to have support from somewhere, whether it be family, friends, neighbors, etc….
    As a father of two college students this is what I try to give my children. The stability and opportunity to learn and grow and become a positive contributor to society and the workforce. As a previous hiring manager I can tell you the number of minority applicants I received resumes from was extremely low. My challenge in hiring a minority was more so a lack of applicants. I have to ask why this is? Was it just the field (automotive sales)? Or is it something deeper? Lack of support, no good role model, not enough emphasis on education and the responsibility we all have to earn our way. Anyway, these are just some thoughts, I don’t claim to have all the answers but the world’s best DEI with no supply of diverse workers is not going to get it done.

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