Upwardly Global Resources for Employers

As a member of Upwardly Global’s network, we know you are committed to the integration of immigrant professional talent in the workplace. We also understand the challenge of moving these candidates through your recruitment process and into your workforce. Whether it is a school you’ve never heard of or a name you can’t pronounce, small differences can lead to big barriers for recruiters and foreign-born jobseekers.

To help you flow diverse candidates more smoothly through the recruitment pipeline, Upwardly Global offers the following educational resources:

Employer Network Webinar

Starting March 2009, Upwardly Global will offer free Diversity Training Webinar. Participate in our first webinar on April 2, 2009 and learn why you may be inadvertently overlooking impressive candiates from diverse backgrounds. This webinar will also demonstrate simple strategies to make your hiring process more inclusive.

Please click the Web conference link to see more information, or to join the meeting.

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time
Meeting number: 594 888 960
Meeting password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

RSVP to Laura Barrera-Vera via email by Monday, March 30th, 2009.

Online Training

Check out our online training that covers cross-cultural interviewing skills in depth. This module will help you recognize how misunderstandings occur in cross-cultural interviews and suggest specific behaviors that will improve your ability to interview candidates from different cultures. Video and audio clips and interactive activities provide real-time practice.

Click here to view the online module.

Employer Toolkit

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of our Employer Toolkit, an extensive guide to immigrant inclusion in the workplace, contact Laura Barrera-Vera. To learn more about the toolkit, review the table of contents.