HR tech leader to support rehiring for Black-owned businesses, alongside investment in employee D&I training and community partnership
This week, Global HR technology leader CareerBuilder is unveiling an initiative to support Black-owned small businesses, which have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. According to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, 41% of Black-owned businesses have shuttered due to COVID-19, compared to just 17% of their white-owned counterparts.
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The initiative offers free access to CareerBuilder’s talent acquisition solutions including free job postings; the ability to source, contact and hire from CareerBuilder’s more than 140 million candidate profiles, which are representative of the country’s demographics; and capabilities to increase applications by automating targeted emails to candidates who are a good fit for open positions.
“We have always aimed to equip employers with qualified and diverse workforces. Reflecting America’s diversity in our candidate pool is part of supporting the community from all sides,” said CEO Irina Novoselsky. “As we continue to react, adjust, and in many cases, recover from COVID-19, we must understand its unique impact on Black business owners. We’re proud to be able to offer them tangible support, providing free access to our tools and services to help as they prepare for The Great Rehire.”
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The actions come after CareerBuilder’s executive leadership and D&I team announced a series of commitments to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Inside their own walls, CareerBuilder has invested in creating an inclusive environment starting with unconscious bias and effective allyship trainings and is working to increase awareness for 24/7 employee mental health support.
As a next step, CareerBuilder is also entering a partnership with Chicago’s Project H.O.O.D. and its Entrepreneurship Center. In the partnership, CareerBuilder will offer the organization in-kind access to their Talent Network technology helping to connect area employers with job seekers, as well as direct support to job seekers in the communities Project H.O.O.D. serves through job search, resume building, career mapping and upskilling guidance.
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