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Industry News + Hiring Trends

How Rihanna’s $4 Billion Business Is Changing Cosmetics

By Bloomberg | September 10, 2021

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has helped expand the image of beauty in the cosmetics industry. As a younger generation demands more from brands, can the industry become a force for inclusion and body positivity?

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Diversity and Inclusion Efforts That Really Work

By David Pedulla | Harvard Business Review | May 12, 2020

In the wake of major social and political changes over the past decades, leading companies are taking steps to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yet progress in most sectors remains tepid. …

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As California moves to protect workers calling out discrimination, advocates look to take their movement global

By Cat Zakrzewski | The Washington Post | September 9, 2021

The architects of a California bill providing some of the most comprehensive protections in the country for workers who expose discrimination have a plan to make the legislation resonate globally.

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How to Respond to “Walk Me Through Your Resume”—and Get Your Interview Started on the Right Note

By Regina Borsellino | The Muse

When you begin any job interview, your interviewer is likely to start the conversation with some sort of introductory question. Because of this, “Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common interview questions …

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Women in Boardroom Count Toward Companies’ Borrowing Costs

By Jacqueline Poh | Bloomberg | September 3, 2021

Companies around the world are increasingly willing to link their borrowing costs to gender equality, as they face pressure to lift the number of women in management.

Dubai-based mall firm Majid Al Futtaim …

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Op-ed: Diversity is critical to a better future

By Margey O’Brien | Boston Business Journal | September 2, 2021

Diversity, equity and inclusion awareness is at an all-time high, thanks in part to social-justice movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. While workplaces are heading in the right direction, there’s still …

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More Companies Are Looking to Hire Accessibility Specialists

By Ann-Marie Alcantara | The Wall Street Journal | September 1, 2021

Accessibility jobs, ranging from “head of accessibility” to “accessibility analyst,” are increasing at a rapid pace across industries as companies strive to make their products and services more tailored to …

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Op-ed: Board diversity improves, but we still have a journey ahead

By Boston Business Journal | August 30, 2021

A recent report shows that in 2020, more than one-third of diverse board seats are occupied by persons on multiple Fortune 500 boards. There are surely more eligible men and minority board candidates …

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MBA Students are Barnstorming the Space Industry

By Seb Murray | Find MBA | August 24, 2021

Fast-growing startups need management expertise as rocket science blasts its way onto the MBA syllabus and professors stake out territory

Many children grow up looking at the stars and dreaming of being …

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MIT spinoff plans local hiring spree with new $7M funding round

By Lucia Maffei | BostInno | March 23, 2021

A tech startup that launched in 2016 is planning to double its headcount in New England after raising new investment funds.

MIT spinoff Pison Technology, which has around 40 local employees, closed a …

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