Question

Please answer the following question:

Identify and three companies that promote diversity and describe (3) diversity programs/initiatives that are currently being used in these organizations today.

Answer 1

1. Google

(a) Offering unconscious bias training to Google employees,.Publishing materials and research on unconscious bias so that other companies can offer such resources to their own workers

(b) Launching the Google Al Residence Program to improve access to coding education at historically black colleges and universities

(c) Offering scholarships and opportunities specifically for women, minorities, people of color, and other underrepresented groups

2. Facebook

(a) Diverse Slate Approach: This approach mandates that hiring managers interview a minimum of one person from an underrepresented group for each role they are trying to fill.

(b) Facebook University, which allows college students from underrepresented groups to train with the company during summers. Facebook hopes to hire from this pool of candidates in the future.

(c) Encouraging the hiring of underrepresented talent by offering initiatives to recruiters for bringing forward female, Hispanic or black engineer candidates

3. Uber:

(a) The company has been hiring Hispanic employees and workers from diverse backgrounds.

(b) Uber has also committed to donating $3 million within three years to organizations dedicated to increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in tech fields.

(c) Uber CEO Travis Kalanick met with civil rights advocate Reverend Jesse Jackson to talk about diversity.