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The Coronavirus Conundrum: Interviewing Candidates During Mandatory Work from Home
With the announcement last week to upgrade the coronavirus (COVID-19) from epidemic to pandemic, worldwide hysteria is on the rise. From empty store shelves to the temporary closing of schools and major event cancellations, the rightful concern for social distancing...
Going the Extra Mile: Contributing to HR Technology & Standards
Often focused on tech updates and advancements behind the scenes, our product development team works diligently to keep each component that comprises DE membership running like a fine-tuned machine. While you may have only interacted with a handful of individuals from...
DE Talk Unplugged | Diversity & Inclusion: The 100 Year Conversation
In honor of Black History Month, we decided to dedicate episode five of the DE Talk podcast to the topic of diversity and inclusion–and what better guest than published author and leading diversity strategist, Torin Ellis? He sat down with our VP of Strategic...
DEvelopments | Analytics: Tips & Tricks to Customize Your Reports
“What’s does the data say?” “Have you pulled the report?” “Let’s look at the numbers.” These are all common phrases you hear each day. Analytics provides you, and most likely your boss, with the data and metrics necessary to track development, support purchasing...
DEvelopments | Analytics
Analytics are invaluable to numerous departments and serve as the basis of many decisions made from the C-suite down. For the average human resources team, data provides crucial insight and cues that help with everything from compliance to recruitment. Going a step...
DE Talk Unplugged: Are Military Spouses Protected by VEVRAA?
2020 is going to be a big year for federal contractors, and our experts went to work unpacking all of the relevant information that contractors need to be aware of in the coming year. One big topic that still has the contractor community reeling stems from the OFCCP’s...
Talent Technology Explained: Programmatic Ad Buying
Just as our Members are continuously seeking learning opportunities to expand their knowledge and diversify their skillset, we are always learning ourselves–and that means partnering with organizations that have a focus in areas different from us. This year we...
DEvelopments | User Management
Our Product Development team works tirelessly to create new tools and applications that add value to membership, but you may not know that they also regularly make updates to existing products and improvements behind the scenes. As an Association, we take our Members’...
DE Talk Unplugged: Career Site Accessibility
With the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities almost double that of the unemployment rate for individuals without a disability, dedicated hiring initiatives have become a focus for employers of all size and federal contractor status. Of course,...
2019 Rewind: Reflecting on a Year of Hard Work & Hustle
Another year is quickly coming to a close, and as we look back at the past 12 months, we have a lot to be grateful for. This year brought new products and service offerings, new team members, exciting partnerships and so many new Members! As the holidays approach, we...
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