DEI in the Workplace – An Interview with Jill Salas

The Career Ready Podcast

In this week’s episode, you’ll hear an interview with College of DuPage’s Interim Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion about DEI in the workplace and how to discuss DEI during a job interview. We’ll also answer a listener question about how to list multiple jobs at the same company on a resume and discuss the NACE competency of Equity and Inclusion.
Topic #1: Pierre discusses some key behaviors from the Equity and Inclusion competency from the list of top 8 competencies from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Topic #2 : Rebecca interviews Jill Salas, the COD Interim Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about why DEI is important to organizations, how to determine if a company is committed to DEI efforts, and tips for answering DEI related questions in an interview.

Topic #3 : Michelle answers this week’s listener mail question: “I’ve worked at the same company for 3 years and have had multiple positions during this time. How do I list these experiences on my resume?”
DEI in the workplace and in the interview resources:
NACE: https://www.naceweb.org/career-readiness/competencies/career-readiness-defined/
Gallup: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/401573/workplace-equity-dei-why-matters.aspx
Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminlaker/2023/03/13/how-to-create-a-genuinely-inclusive-workplace/?sh=45321d92150f and https://www.forbes.com/sites/manondefelice/2023/01/23/do-you-dei-get-the-top-5-secrets-to-fostering-inclusion--belonging-at-work/?sh=485226a75113
BuiltIn Chicago: https://www.builtinchicago.org/2023/02/08/dei-takes-work-these-4-companies-are-putting-effort

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