Career Success Center

The world of work is composed of diverse groups of people from of every age, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, race, religious preference and lifestyle. Everyone is equal in worth and is entitled to the same privileges and opportunities and each of us have our own unique background and talents. The strength, resilience, creativity, and richness of every workplace is based on the diversity of its organization.

Diversity creates organizations that are enriched with people from different cultures and that have different experiences, lifestyles, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Diverse workforces recognize and value talent, eliminates barriers and ensure all employees are treated fairly and have the chance to reach their maximum potential. It also encourages the exchange of ideas as people from diverse backgrounds come together to understand and solve problems in the workplace and our society. Here you will find general diversity links as well as links for various diverse groups.

•	African Americans
•	Arab Americans
•	Asian Americans
•	Hispanic/Latino Americans
	Jewish Americans
•	Native Americans
•	Women
•	Gay/Lesbian

Diversity & Diverse Populations Links

•	IMDiversity From IMDiversity.com IMDiversity.com provides career and self-development information to all minorities, specifically African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and women. On the site you can find a job with a diversity sensitive employer, post your resume, and research and learn more about diversity sensitive employers.
•	Hire Diversity From HireDiversity.com HireDiversity.com is a diversity recruitment and career development site. It links under-represented candidates on all levels of experience, from seasoned multicultural professionals to college graduates to interns with Fortune 1000 Corporations, Government Agencies, and Non Profit/Educational Institutions. On the site you can search for jobs, post your resume, look for diversity events and utilize career tools.
•	DiversityInc. From DiversityInc Media, LLC DiversityInc.com's mission is to provide education and clarity on the business benefits of diversity. It is an online magazine on diversity. It also has a diversity career center for professionals and a benchmarking practice. On the site you can search for career opportunities with companies that value diversity. You can also post your résumé, research employer profiles, learn more about employer diversity initiatives and career opportunities, and read career articles and advice.
•	Diversity Database From the University of Maryland (UMD) The University of Maryland's Diversity Database is a comprehensive index of multicultural and diversity resources. It provides a number of useful resources including general diversity resources pertaining to cultural diversity and multiculturalism and issue specific resources with directories on age, class, disability, gender, national origin, race and ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
•	Resources for Women, Minorities, and Other Affinity Groups and Audiences From The Riley Guide The Riley Guide provides links to resources specifically set up to meet the needs or address the interests of various groups, such as women, persons of varied nationalities or ethnic backgrounds, etc.
•	Minority Professional Network From the Minority Professional Network The Minority Professional Network (MPN) is web-based global career, economic and lifestyle connection marketing portal and resource network for culturally diverse professionals. On the site you will find career resources, career events, non-profit and business directories, and more. In the career area you search the MPN Jobs Database, view a list of Career Fairs & Events, and register for Job Alert Notifications.
•	Multicultural Advantage From Convergence Media, Inc. Multiculturaladvantage.com, an online community for minority professionals. On the site are numerous articles, checklists, research reports, and links covering career issues, diversity, racism, ESL, immigration, education, business and other topics of interest to minorities and people working with multicultural issues. The Multicultural Advantage provides coverage of workplace and education issues and trends relevant to minorities in the fields from all backgrounds and from every level - from student to CEO. It also contains in-depth how-to articles designed to help readers grow and succeed. The site also provides resources for companies that seek to become more effective with diversity staffing.
•	Diversity Job-Seeker: Career, Employment, and Job Resources From Quinessential Careers Quinessential Careers provides a links to career sites focused on diversity and a multicultural workforce. This section of Quintessential Careers highlights career and job sites especially for women and minorities.
•	WorkplaceDiversity.com From WorkplaceDiversity.com WorkplaceDiversity.com is a job search web site that indicates it is for Corporate recruiters who want to make a good faith effort to reach experienced diversity talent. On the site you can find a job, post your resume, and research employers.

Inspiration for You

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have."

- Louis Boone

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

- Author Unknown

The man who reaches the top is the one who is not content with doing just what is required of him. He does more. Every man should make up his mind that if he expects to succeed, he must give the honest return for the other man's dollar.

- Harriman

A unit of the Career Success Group - The Diversa Group Family