Google News: Minorities Will be New Focus With $150M Investment in Hiring
According to CNN Money, Google is planning to invest $150 million dollars in its new diversity initiative for hiring. Although half of that money will be used internally for more inclusive measures, the other half will be presented to outside organizations and communities that can help Google achieve their diversity goals, which include training and hiring more minorities.
This includes expanding its college recruitment efforts by doubling the number of schools they visit for the venture.
"In the past, our university-focused hiring programs have relied heavily on a relatively small number of schools. But, we know those schools aren't always the most diverse," Nancy Lee, VP of People Operations, wrote in a Google Blog post. "For example, while 14% of Hispanic college enrollment is at 4-year schools, Hispanics make up just 7% at the 200 most selective schools. In the past two years, we've doubled the number of schools where we recruit, to promote student diversity. This year, nearly 20 percent of the hires we make from a university are from these new campuses."
Google also plans to maintain and expand its workplace training efforts to help stamp out unconscious bias.
"We want to ensure that we have an environment where all Googlers can thrive. We've raised awareness around unconscious bias -- half of all Googlers have participated in our unconscious bias workshops -- and we've now rolled out a hands-on workshop that provides practical tips for addressing bias when we see it," Lee wrote in the post.
They are also looking to expand those who are qualified to work in the computer science field by increasing the educational diversity stats.
"Our CS First program is designed to help anyone-a teacher, a coach, or volunteer-teach kids the basics of coding."
PC Magazine reports that this is not the first time Google has made this broad effort to increase diversity in their workplace. They reported that last year, Google spent $115 million on similar initiatives that weren't quite as far reaching as this year's campaign.
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