When it costs nothing to do the right thing

Online discussion forums (fora?) are a funny thing. While we generally have our daily conversations inside our bubbles, where opinions rarely surprise us and everybody knows your name, forums allow us to hold conversations with people from outside (often far outside) our little bubbles. I live in Portland, Oregon, which is the epitome of the “liberal bubble,” where I can generally expect that 99% of the people on the streetcar live on the same side of the political spectrum—if not quite as far to one end—as I do. Because of this geography, I jump at opportunities to…

Management Skills, Inclusion & Workplace CultureCaitlin UpshawSeptember 30, 2021diversity, LGBTQ+, chick-fil-aComment

Hiring in the Comfort Zone

Recruiting and hiring would be so much easier if we were all robots. We'd achieve just the right balance of whatever it is we need, all without the feelings and patterns and habits that, more often than not, work against our success…

Recruiting, Inclusion & Workplace CultureCaitlin UpshawMarch 28, 2021hiring, recruiting, diversity, equity, inclusion, hrComment

The Trouble with "Fun" Interviews

You know what most people hate? Job interviews. Why? Well, they’re a weird, manufactured thing where people sit in a room and one is trying to prove they’re the best and the others are trying to prove their workplace is cool. Awkward all around, right? Naturally, the instinct on the part of HR and hiring managers is to relieve the awkwardness and make the experience as pleasant as possible.

Recruiting, People Strategy, Inclusion & Workplace CultureCaitlin UpshawJanuary 4, 2021recruiting, interviews, equity, diversity, inclusionComment

Can I Intentionally Hire for Racial Diversity?

If I had a nickel for every time someone suggested that I was breaking employment laws by trying to hire more BIPOC staff members, I’d have a solid $1.25. Maybe more!

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