Students of Color
The Hiatt Career Center supports Brandeis undergraduate students and alumni of color and all cultural identities to consider how intersecting identities might impact work and professional development.
Career Help
Hiatt works with students of color to explore questions about identity, diversity and inclusion as they pertain to the world of work. In addition to family, friends, mentors, religious leaders and campus resources like the Intercultural Center, Hiatt is here to discuss:
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Your unique cultural identity(ies)
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Equitable access and inclusive work environments
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Unique job and internship opportunities for students of color
We work and collaborate with all students and alumni of all affiliations, backgrounds, identities and preferences. Learn more about our commitment to diversity.
Search Resources
- DEI Opportunity: Search for roles and opportunities in Handshake with employers looking to hire diverse candidates. Opportunities include national organizations, as well as Black-Owned and Led Companies.
- ColorComm: Networking organization for women of color in all areas of communications
- Diversity.com: Diversity hiring website with a job board to narrow your search by industry and/or location
- Diversity Employers: Jobs and information on organizations
- DiversityInc: Articles for job seekers with questions about the job search
- DiversityJobs: Job search database and links to articles related to diversity in the workplace
- Diversity Working: Largest diversity job board online
- Get Konnected!: Bimonthly networking events and job opportunities
- IMDiversity Career Center: Comprehensive career resource site for minority students. Search for jobs, research employers and read the latest news on diversity and work.
- INROADS: Network to develop leadership skills and job opportunities in business for talented underserved students
- INSIGHT Into Diversity: An organization with career resources and a job board for those interested in higher education, government or nonprofit opportunities
- MetroWest Women's Network: Networking and learning opportunities for women professionals
- National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing: Career events, job board and other resources for professionals in sales and marketing
- National Professional Women of Color: Platform for networking, professional development and strategic connections for women of color
- NBMBAA: Networking events, learning sessions, MBA preparation and scholarships, as well as professional skills training
- Sponsors for Educational Opportunities: Resource for talented undergraduate students of color to explore careers in many industries
- Summer Internships for Students of Color: Document compiled by Amherst College sorted by industry
- Top Multicultural Employers: Links to the corporate career and job centers of the companies viewed as having the best commitment to a diverse and multicultural workforce
Culturally Specific Resources
On-Campus Resources
Networking
From a job description or company website, it can be difficult to tell the extent to which an employer is representative and inclusive. When networking, consider asking these questions to get a sense of the culture of diversity at a particular workplace.
- Are there specific diversity recruiting programs or efforts?
- Does the organization offer diversity trainings or workshops?
- Does the company mention "equal opportunity," and does it have any specific mention of diversity on its website and in its mission statement?
- Is there a race/ethnicity employee interest group?
- What percentage of employees are minority?
- What percentage of those employees are executives/managers?
Meet With Us
Make an appointment with us to talk about:
- Sharing your race/ethnicity in the application process.
- Presenting your involvement with diversity groups on campus on your resume.
- Employment opportunities and internships for students with specific backgrounds.
- Evaluating if a future employer will have an inclusive environment.
- Discrimination or inequity in the workplace.