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A Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for the Interactive Digital Media Industry

2 Oct 2017

One important strategy to help meet those needs is to reach out to underserved communities in recruitment and to learn how to be a more inclusive workplace to ensure that all employees feel able to reach their potential. [...] It is even harder to obtain statistics on the diversity of the academic programs that feed young talent into the industry as many of the colleges and universities do not track that data or if they do, they aggregate it for the entire institution and do not release per program data. [...] That sets up a situation where the junior staff are diverse while the management is not but until the company grows to the point that it can afford to retain the junior staff to grow into senior positions there are few other options. [...] Note that many of these ideas are related to project financing as it was recognized that access to funding is the biggest motivator for small and medium-sized enterprises: • Funding for networking events that bring together studios and diverse talent in a way that allows the studios to see the talent at work • Financial incentives to find and retain talent from underserved communities, provided th [...] On the other hand, interviews at another college were seen as a way for the co-ordinator to ensure that the program was the right fit and to see the student’s potential when they might struggle with objective testing.
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36
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Toronto, ON, CA

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