As a minority or POC, do you find it hard to effectively network? How have you built your network?

I’ve used a lot of college connections, and I’ve also stayed in touch with recruiters I’ve worked with in the past. Those have been the most valuable relationships to nurture over time. I do struggle when it comes to meeting new people, especially at a conference or something. How about you?

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Nothing about the minority/POC experience has been easy for me. Living in the coastal US adds a further layer of adversity because the assumption is things are better here for us. They’re not. I continue to be treated differently.

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I’m sorry to hear that’s happening to you. It is certainly difficult to deal with.

My DMs are open for business 🫡

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Wait so it’s not just me?! It’s been rough!

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NOPE. Not at all

I’ve always had a hard time networking, even now that I’m older and have been around the industry for a good bit of time. But I do try to look at it as quality over quantity at least. The network I do have built is solid to me, but adding anyone new is hard and not often.

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Can we start now?

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You can start whenever.

This is likely a contributing factor when you see so many leadership positions only filled by white folks. So many of those opportunities to grow and get promoted into positions of leadership are built through relationships and networking and not skill or experience. This is how racial bias covertly holds poc back.

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This! I moved up in leadership starting in 2017 and it has always been more white. My current company tho has a pretty diverse leadership group. Most of the group are women or POC

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