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一个休斯顿:弥合人才和机会之间的差距
7/14/23
随着企业寻求人才渠道多元化和创造流动性, many are utilizing apprenticeship programs and skills-based hiring as tools to create diverse teams and foster inclusive environments.
6月21日, the Partnership’s 一起的休斯顿 人才 Roundtable convened Partnership members 埃森哲和怡安保险 and workforce leader Opportunity@Work to highlight successful tools they are using to advance talent diversity in deliberate and measurable ways.
莎拉Hilchie, 埃森哲领导与文化管理咨询主管, 讨论了在公司内部建立包容性文化的重要性. Hilchie said building culture often becomes a low priority because a company may find it challenging to quantify the impact of culture, 高管层领导者和员工之间往往存在认知差距.
“真正的领导人, bold leaders understand that it is not only their responsibility but that they have the power to change the climate in their organization every day by what they say, 他们做什么, 以及它们如何奖励行为,”她说。. Hilchie补充说,公司应该通过问以下问题来评估他们的领导者是谁:
领导者是否正在采取行动创造更大的公平?
他们的言行一致吗?
他们在办公室之外都说了什么关于公司的事情,不管是社交媒体, 新闻, 或者口口相传?
埃森哲的研究表明,“当有一种包容的文化和高信任度时, 员工流失率降低了27%, 生产力提高50%,倦怠减少40%,希尔希说. Hilchie went on to share that "accountability and metrics such as talent equity or culture assessments that leverage company's employee feedback and data, are critical to building an inclusive culture and ensuring that culture remains a priority for 领导 and employees. Leaders will continue to replicate the past if they aren't committed to rebuilding an equitable workplace and that begins with taking action from a place of understanding."
Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit organization that aims to rewire the labor market by helping companies see the benefits of skills-based hiring instead of solely focusing on four-year college degrees, 已经看到了巨大的成功,其熟练通过替代路线或STARs模式. 灰色的布里吉特, 该非营利组织的首席客户官, spoke about the need for employers to diversify talent acquisition by identifying the actual skills people need for roles.
格雷说:“不缺人才,雇主只是需要改变他们的人才来源。. 根据Opportunity@Work,通过其他途径获得技能的工人已经从7.随着雇主转向依赖学历而非技能,400万个工作岗位已经消失, 创造机会差距.
梅根·高潮, 怡安集团全球早期职业学徒副总裁, 讨论了公司的两年, 全日制学徒计划. 通过这个项目, 这家公司每年招收大约100名学徒, 参与者攻读副学士学位. 怡安的项目是全国的典范,由于它与当地社区大学的合作,它是独一无二的, 提供全方位服务或为参与者提供职业指导的当地非营利组织, 以及怡安的领导或管理人员为参与者提供的支持和时间承诺.
Parrilla hopes more companies will see the benefits of apprenticeships and consider people who have participated in similar programs as “equal to those who have completed a four-year college degree.”
In 2021, 埃森哲和怡安保险, 在大休斯顿伙伴关系的支持下, launched the Greater Houston Apprenticeship Network to promote and support apprentice programs across companies in Houston. 通过访问此页面获得联系并了解机会.
To learn more about skills-based hiring and other member best practices to accelerate your company’s talent strategy and diversity your pipeline, 加入伙伴关系的人才圆桌会议.
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