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Blog Post: Multicultural Best Practices for Career Management Professionals, Universities and Employers Webinar Series Begins May 15: The sweeping demographic transformation in the nation’s workforce is creating unique opportunities and challenges for career management professionals, universities and employers.

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Blog Post: Diversity Sourcing Part 2!!!: We already looked…; Added by Dean Da Costa at 11:18am on March 9, 2010

Blog Post: International Staffing Perspectives: Brian Janecek, Brno, Czech Republic

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, JobMachine Inc.

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The war for talent has…

Added by Dave Mendoza at 10:32am on June 5, 2007

Blog Post: Diversity Sourcing Part 3!!: Added by Dean Da Costa at 11:23am on March 19, 2010

Blog Post: Global Staffing Perspectives: Ted Meulenkamp, Pan-European Staffing Manager at Agilent Technologies - Barcelona, Spain (Part 1): By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, Affiliate Partner, JobMachine…; Added by Dave Mendoza at 6:42am on October 8, 2007

Blog Post: 5 Reasons Why Its Difficult to Recruit Talent in Japan: Japan remains one of the most difficult countries to source, find and attract talent. According to a report by …; Added by Howard Ichiro Lim at 3:16pm on November 12, 2012

Blog Post: What E'er Thou Art Act Well Thy Part - A Key Component of Staffing Success.: In 1898 - a young man on a service orientated commitment for his faith took a…; Added by Mike Rasmussen at 3:45am on April 25, 2012

Blog Post: Let’s Call “Diversity” a Different Word - “Blending”

A whole industry has been built around diversity. Is that good or bad?

Obviously when the Diversity industry was formed inside and outside of recruitment, it was critically…

Added by Bill Humbert at 12:52pm on May 5, 2012

Blog Post: Sourcecon Recap: Sourcing For Diversity

Added by Dean Da Costa at 6:17pm on March 24, 2016

Comment on: Blog Post '5 Tips on Recruiting or Working with Asian-Americans': d, you'll see this not intended to be a serious anthropological evaluation of the subject. Come on, who footnotes P.F. Chang's? Paul - You and I can to agree to amiably disagree. I would say there are Native American, Asian Indian, African American, Italian America... experiences that are to your advantage to be aware of. I understand you don't buy into it. Now going outside of the US to China, completely different. I'm planning to use my expat friends as SMEs to write other countries specific tips in the future. Bill- It is pretentious. I personally don't care where my daughter goes to college, but the story about the PSAT sheet was true. I and many other AAs have created that environment and expectations for our kids. It influences job choice. I have two recent contrasting examples. Non-AA recruiter from Ohio called to ask me about a position in Corsicana, TX at a salary significantly higher than my current salary. Job match is great. Relocation available. Even after explaining why, he is perplexed as to why I wouldn't consider it. He just didn't understand that I had concerns about educating my kids there. Next an AA recruiter calls about a high paying position in Maui. When she finds out I have kids, she immediately says she doesn't know the school situation but that she'll check and get back to me. I'm sure you've seen plenty of AA professionals in the Bay Area worry about this too much. The Berkeley/Stanford comparison is splitting hairs and was meant to mock the distinction, but it is a reality that matters to more AA parents that I'm happy admitting. Robin - Recruiters and account managers are the worst. It perplexes me why so many bring it up at the first meeting. This has happened even when they have convinced one of my hiring managers to bring them in the back door for an unscheduled intro. Any account manager worth talking to will take two seconds Google me and look at my profile on LinkedIn. I'll be annoyed you were coming in the back door, but if talk to you about Bell Helicopter, AmerisourceBergen, UI, MSU, UH, Hawaii, the mugs on my shelf, Interlochen MI, or even my 4 years in Japan you'll start with one less strike. My internal employees typically ask after getting to know me better. Sandra - I think the question are not ill intended, but it is tiring when it happens nearly one in three times when someone is coming to sell me something. It is completely unrelated to the business at hand. I used to tell people the accurate answer that my name and ethnicity is Okinawan as opposed to an inaccurate answer of Japanese (think Sicilian vs. Italian), but that would eat up another 5 minutes explaining something that only Okinawans, Karate fans, and WWII buffs knew enough about to talk about. I've set aside time to hear why you are better than my current providers or hear your pitch on the next great opportunity. The last thing I want to talk about is another conversation about ethnicity, a sushi place, or karate. This was not meant to criticize but to educate. If you stay away from this and the "where are you really from ?" question when you first meet me, you'll have a better chance of getting a signed agreement. Wait until we've established a relationship for the other questions. Also, the sensitivity about Asian orphan issue is real and painful. You might irritate me and get a second chance, but you will blow it with an orphan who doesn't know his or her past. Unfortunatley, the educationsituation exists in a lot of places in US but it is worse in Texas. I've seen this in Michigan, Hawaii, and Illinois. We both see AAs working in donut shops and sweeping up parking lots in Texas, but the ones we'll deal with professionally are likely to Tiger Moms and Dads, and I would encourage everyone to consideration that when trying to place them. Dr. R - I appreciate your comments and your views as someone who has been in the majority and minority. I'd like to be able to provide an answer other than if you haven't lived it, you can't understand it. It is not a convincing explaination. Regarding #3, if you had (or have) kids, would you be concerned if you had a job offer to relocate to Jackson, MI? I see you are living Grosse Point, MI. Did the school district in an affluent part of Detroit play part in your choice of where to live or were you were planning to send your kids to Cranbrook/Kingswood anyway? All- This was not meant as an article on minority experiences, but a guide to working more effectively with Asian-Americans in the spirit of my first blog. If you don't think it represents Asian-American attitudes, I'd ask you to show it to a US born and raised AA and have them comment. You are always free to disregard the advice. Again, I really appreciate all of your comments whether we agree or disagree. Please keep them coming. It has been a long day so please do not report any typos to my Tiger Parents.…; Added by Bert Shimabukuro at 11:19pm on May 25, 2011