Executive Order 11246 Has Been Rescinded: How Does This Affect My DirectEmployers Membership?
On January 21, 2025, President Trump rescinded Executive Order (EO) 11246, signing into law a new Order, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” which terminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) discrimination in federal...
OFCCP Week in Review Special Edition | DEAMcon24 Day One Recap
- DEAMcon24 Attendees Welcomed to the Big Easy for Three Days of Practical Insights, Networking & Merriment
- Member Spotlight: Aligning Compliance and Recruitment Efforts
- Ellis & Lewis Discussed Continuing the Focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging While Facing Setbacks
- French Shared How Recruit Rooster’s Talent Attract App Helps Employers Navigate Veteran Recruitment & Retention
- Fox and Chambers Discussed OFCCP in Transition & What It Means for Federal Contractors
- Lewis & O’Hara-Harvey Explored the Equity Essentials
- Cappfinity Outlined Adoption and Conversion to a Skills-Based Employee Hiring and Development System
- Campbell Discussed Going Beyond Race & Gender to Create a More Equitable, Inclusive Culture
- The Walsh Group Explained the Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Veterans ERG Leveraged by DE’s Partner Relationship Tool
- Full Circle Compliance: Using DE Partnerships to Supercharge Recruitment & DEI Efforts
- Generational Expert Gwoke’s Keynote Focused on Recruiting & Retaining Millennial Employees
DE Talk | A Focus On Veterans: Supporting Compliance, Recruitment, Candidate Experience & Beyond
Season 5 • Episode 5
With roughly 250,000 servicemembers transitioning to civilian life each year, veteran hiring initiatives have become an essential focus for employers. In honor of National Veterans and Military Families Month, this episode shares how DirectEmployers and its family of brands support employers in attracting and hiring veterans. Hear how VetCentral supports veteran representatives across the country, straight from an Indiana-based disabled veterans outreach program specialist; how the Partner Relationship Manager (PRM) guides outreach efforts to organizations serving veterans, transitioning servicemembers and spouses; and finally, insights from United Rentals on how their veteran-focused career site has created a unique candidate experience for veterans.
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DE Talk Unplugged: Top 5 Actions to Take After You Complete Your Affirmative Action Plan
Preparing your affirmative action plan (AAP) for filing takes a lot of effort, but the work doesn’t end there. In our latest DE Talk minisode, we sat down with Chris Lindholm and Desiree Throckmorton of OutSolve to discuss what steps to take after you complete your...
DE Talk | Top 5 Actions to Take After You Complete Your Affirmative Action Plan
Season 4 • Minisode
What comes next after you file your annual affirmative action plan? In this episode of the DE Talk podcast, experts from OutSolve provide practical guidance on the most important actions to take and the importance of compliance as a year-round focus, not just a one-time and done activity. Tune in as they share real-world, actionable advice related to adverse impact analysis, outreach strategies, organizational training, and much more!
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How Does DirectEmployers Support the OFCCP’s Town Hall Action Plan?
Throughout 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) hosted seven Town Hall meetings located across the country to seek insights from industry experts and stakeholder communities related to their equal employment opportunity obligations. After...
Outreach is More than Sending Job Listings and Job Postings…Right??
Many of our Members are on calendar year Affirmative Action Programs. By now (hopefully), most of you have reviewed your 2018 data, and in some cases, you may be establishing your action-oriented programs for areas where you have placement goals. As you analyze what...
Recruiting Military Veterans: Putting It All Together
The last few months, I have tried to highlight recruiting military veterans from a different angle. For years, the veteran has been told to adapt, change and be able to articulate what they have done in the service. As far as I can remember that has been the norm when hiring veterans. This tactic simple does not work! We have to change our mindsets to truly affect our veteran hiring program. Over the last four blogs, I have tried to highlight ways we can change to give the veteran a better chance to show off their amazing skill sets.
Going for Gold | Winning Outreach Strategies
As federal contractors know, the OFCCP’s VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations now require employers to conduct and track outreach efforts to ensure equal employment opportunities for all. To manage and evaluate their outreach activities, many employers are developing unique strategies and implementing new tools that can assist with this measure. For the 3rd Annual DirectEmployers Member Awards Competition, a number of our Member organizations submitted their outstanding initiatives surrounding outreach and one was even named the overall winner of our Compliance category! Let’s take a look at some of these initiatives.
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