Catapult Leaders: Top Talent for Top Companies: Recent Episodes
Darryl L. Mobley, Host
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent & College Interns, and Military Officers - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, Marketing, Finance, and Science roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion. In providing access to this untapped source of management talent, Catapult Leaders helps companies increase sales, profit, and share. The CATAPULT LEADERS' podcast is a collection of conversations about making it to and in Corporate America through the lens of being Black. It is a show where we talk about the reality of reaching professional goals, overcoming barriers, and embracing the personal change that true & lasting success requires. Our pathway is always positive.1. Visit Catapult Leaders at https://bit.ly/cleaders 2. Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click http://bit.ly/open-letter-ceo 3. Contact Catapult Leaders - Click http://bit.ly/get-CL
Hello Friend! Welcome to episode 49 (Season 9) of Catapult Leaders podcast’s special edition of the powerful HOW I DID IT! series where successful Black executives share their hard-won learnings & wisdom, obstacles overcome, mountains climbed… (Listen to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE.)
Revealing the true secrets of their professional success.
Why? So that you can see the roadmap to your own super success.
I’m Darryl Mobley. Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies.
Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.
Today’s HOW I DID IT! guest is Cynthia D. Culbreath. Cynthia is the CEO/Chief Spark Plug of A Wonderful Change consulting firm. She's also a “double jacket” graduate of Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (with a Supply Chain Concentration).
Cynthia has years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and human resources at Procter & Gamble, as well as in non-profits.
She has had end-to-end supply chain roles including material supply management, distribution & warehouse, supply network design, and transportation.
From Owning Your Career to the Biggest Professional Mistake She Made, to her powerful advice for uplifting your career, to her amazing 5 Keys for Black Women to Achieve Professional Success, to how you can Handle the Pressure that comes from Being in a Fishbowl at Work, to her 15 Minute Rule, to the Connection between the Universe and a Made-Up Mind… and beyond – this podcast episode of HOW I DID IT! from Catapult Leaders featuring Cynthia Culbreath… will change your life!
Lean in. Take notes. Let’s go!
- LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE.
Reach out to us at CatapultLeaders.com or on LinkedIn if you wish to talk about career possibilities. Our company’s mission is to assist you to get that great, next job.
From all of us at Catapult Leaders…
The Best is Yet to Come.
Enjoy Life!
You can reach Cynthia Culbreath at...
Website => https://www.awonderfulchange.com/
Instagram => https://www.instagram.com/a.wonderfulchange/
Facebook => https://www.facebook.com/A-Wonderful-Change-838423386509936
Hello Friend! Welcome to episode 48 (Season 8, Episode 48) of Catapult Leaders podcast’s special edition of the powerful HOW I DID IT! series where successful Black executives share their hard-won learnings & wisdom, obstacles overcome, mountains climbed… Revealing the true secrets of their professional success.
Why? So that you can see the roadmap to your own super success.
I’m Darryl Mobley. Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies.
Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.
Today’s HOW I DID IT! guest is Elisa Basnight. Elisa is Senior Vice President – Supply Chain, Biomedical Services at the American Red Cross.
Elisa is a graduate of West Point – the United States Military Academy, Boston University in Brussels, Rutgers Law School, and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
From being Results Driven, to having a Meet & Greet Matrix, to Being Authentic, to the Keys that will Help Black Women succeed in the Supply Chain field, to Never Accepting “No!” … and beyond – this podcast episode of HOW I DID IT! from Catapult Leaders featuring Elisa Basnight… will change your life!
Lean in. Take notes. Let’s go!
- LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE, or
- READ the entire article HERE.
Reach out to us at CatapultLeaders.com or on LinkedIn if you wish to talk about career possibilities. Our company’s mission is to assist you to get that great, next job.
From all of us at Catapult Leaders…
The Best is Yet to Come.
Enjoy Life!
Hello Friends and welcome to episode 47 of the Catapult Leaders podcast. (Season 8, Episode 47.)
Today I will share 5 super-fantastic, amazingly wonderful, secret ways to avoid bias in your firm’s hiring process.
But first…
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.
Now – about that HIRING BIAS PROBLEM.
There are some things that you’d want a good friend to alert you to…like…
•Your fly being down;
•Food stuck between your front teeth;
•Toilet paper sticking out of your shoe;
•A rip in your stockings;
•Lipstick on your front teeth; and…
[Drumroll please]
•BIAS IN YOUR HIRING PROCESS.
These are all things that make you and your company look bad… or worse!
So, consider me that good friend who’s going to point out the bias in your hiring process so that you can fix it and not look bad.
Continued…
- LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE, or
- READ the entire article HERE.
Help Catapult Leaders help your company attract outstanding talent.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to find super talented Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles.
Thanks for your time.
Enjoy Life!
6 Top Secrets: When and How to Negotiate a Raise! Catapult Leaders. Episode 46/Season 8.
by Susan Mobley
They say it never hurts to ask.
It is one of many of life’s lessons we learn as we acquire the skills we need to thrive in an ultra-competitive workplace.
One of the things to ask about that does appear to hurt involves one of the most important aspects of our lives.
That is, the money we earn at what we do for a living.
Asking for a higher salary does not have to be painful. By following one or more of my "secret" tips, you can get the raise that you deserve, without writhing in pain.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at https://CatapultLeaders.com
7 THINGS You Must Have On Your LinkedIn Page To Help Executive Recruiters – like me! - Find You For Great Jobs. Catapult Leaders. Episode 45/Season 8.
I have a confession to make. Before I became an Executive Recruiter, I did not know how helpful LinkedIn could be in a job search. I thought of it as a professional network to stay up-to-date with colleagues new and old as well as the latest business news.
LinkedIn is all of those things. But for a job seeker, it can be a whole lot more.
With that in mind, listen in as I share the 7 things you must have on your LinkedIn page to help executive recruiters – again, like me! – find you for great jobs.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at https://CatapultLeaders.com
4 Biggest Excuses (or Lies) Companies Tell Themselves about their Failure to Hire Black Managers. Catapult Leaders podcast. Episode 44.
Excuses are like elbows: Everyone has a couple that they bend to get what they want or use to keep away what they do not want. When it comes to achieving diversity and hiring Black professionals in particular, far too many senior managers make excuses for their failures. In some cases, the excuses are outright falsehoods.
All lasting success begins with truth.
Are you ready for the 4 Biggest Excuses (or Lies?) Company Senior Managers Tell Themselves about Their Failed Attempts to Hire & Develop Black Managers?
Let's go! Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at https://CatapultLeaders.com
6 No-Good, Very Bad, Horrible Things That Diverse Managers & Prospective Diverse Managers Think About Your Company that Make them NOT Want to Work at Your Company. Episode 43.
In my role with Catapult Leaders, I get the opportunity to speak via Zoom with 200 or more job seekers each week. Over the course of a year, I Zoom with thousands of Black job seekers.
In fact, I might speak with more job seekers each year than anyone else! (Throat lozenges, anyone?)
Those conversations have given me a window into what Black job seekers think about your company that makes them not want to start – or in some cases, continue – work at your company.
Some of their thoughts about your company are not so good!
Sorry Not Sorry.
Are you ready for the 6 No-Good, Very Bad, Horrible Things That Diverse Managers & Prospective Diverse Managers Think About Your Company that Make them NOT Want to Work at Your Company?
Let's go! Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at https://CatapultLeaders.com
Susan Mobley here with the Catapult Leaders podcast.
Today I’ll share..
PRO-TIPS: The 7 WORST Things Job Seekers Do that Make Me NOT Want to Help them Get a Great Job.
I love my job at Catapult Leaders. I get to work with some of the most amazing professionals looking to take their careers to the next level.
Most are a pleasure to work with. Some… not so much.
Those who are NOT a pleasure to work with seem to want to self-sabotage by doing things that annoy me and would make any Executive Recruiter not want to help them get a great job. If you’re a job seeker, make sure you don’t do these 7 Worst Things Job Seekers Do that Make Me NOT Want to Help them Get a Great Job.
**Here they go!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising** roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at https://CatapultLeaders.com
30-60-90 Day Action Plan: Here are 8 Things Your Company Can Do Over the NEXT 90 DAYS to Create a Much More Diverse & Capable Management Pipeline – Fast! (Episode 41)In my work with Catapult Leaders, I have the opportunity to speak with great business leaders and change-agents from firms large and small, from every corner of this country.
It is easily – one of the very best things about what I get to do.
Because my conversations with these folks center around creating positive changes in the interviewing, hiring, and retention of Black professionals – which is an area where most companies really struggle – we often discuss what actually needs to happen so that the “problem” of too few Black professionals (and others) who’ve been traditionally locked out of the management pipeline – is fixed, once and for all.
These conversations have really increased over the past few months to the point that I have developed a “30/60/90 Day Action Plan with the 8 Things Your Company Can Do Over the NEXT 90 DAYS to Create a Much More Diverse & Capable Management Pipeline – Fast!”
Why a 30/60/90 Day Action Plan? Because this 30/60/90 Day Action Plan is a huge competitive advantage and is the right thing to do to fix a very flawed system that has crushed lives and opportunities for a very long time.
Let me share the 30/60/90 Day Action Plan with you now.
ProTip: This should be a conversation starter followed by Action!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
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The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation [Catapult Leaders - Season 6, Episode 40]
[This is a recording of a presentation to university students.]
Today I am going to share what Catapult Leaders has discovered about résumés that leads to getting that great Entry-Level job after college graduation.
We here at Catapult Leaders have reviewed more than 22,000 resumes.
Overall – we’ve learned that the number one thing stopping talented graduates from getting great entry-level jobs is… drum roll please… that their résumés suck!
And by “résumés suck,” I mean that the resume does NOT give the hiring manager what he or she needs to select the job applicant.
Before I tell you "The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumés to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation,” I want to share the… 3 Horrible Résumé Mistakes that Make You Look Bad!
[You will hear these 3 résumés mistakes on the podcast.]
Let’s now talk about…
"The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation."
I’m going to give you a countdown of the 14 things you need to have in your resume. The last of the 14 that I share is – based on our review of more than 20,000 resumes and job offers – the One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation.
Each of these elements, when combined and communicated properly, tell hiring managers that you can do the job for which you are applying. Crafting your résumé the right way leads to you getting more job offers and higher salary offers.
[You will hear these 14 things you need on your résumé on the podcast.]
From all of us here at Catapult Leaders… Enjoy Life! (And, we hope you get the job!)
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches outstanding Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
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Welcome to the Catapult Leaders podcast (https://CatapultLeaders.com) – where we discuss winning with talent acquisition, talent retention, diversity, and inclusion. We’re all about Straight talk, No sugar-coating, and Progress.
Listen to this episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast for the 12 Reasons why your company should work with an Executive Search Firm that specializes in Sourcing Diverse Talent so you really increase the number of diverse candidates you interview and fill your pipeline with diverse talent.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com/contact-us if you want Catapult Leaders to find super talented Black mid-to-senior level, early-career, or college interns for your organization.Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders.
This is Darryl Mobley.
Why “90 Seconds”?
Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
The great oilman, Jake Simmons, Jr., said,
“One-tenth of the folks run the world. One-tenth watch them run it, and the other eighty percent don’t know what the hell’s going on.”
Let’s talk about what your company’s LinkedIn page communicates to diverse candidates.
92% of diverse job applicants check out your company’s LinkedIn business page to get a feel for the company culture.
Here is a good, a bad, and an ugly example of how company LinkedIn pages present themselves to diverse talent.
Does one – or more – of these apply to your company?
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The Good:
Visibly diverse employees in leadership positions
Kudos to your company if your LinkedIn page shows diverse candidates who hold manager and executive positions. This shows the possibility for the diverse candidate to grow in his or her career.
We only get one life and nobody wants to waste it with a company where there is little opportunity to move upward on merit.
The Bad:
Your Company’s Page shows only one type of diversity
If this is your company page, you’re conveying to the diverse candidate that diversity and inclusion is not a core principle of your company’s culture.
The Ugly:
Lack of diversity in the “top leadership” jobs
Your business might have a ton of diverse employees, but if every single one of them is in an entry-level position, it’s a giant red flag to talented, diverse candidates.
This conveys that opportunities to grow are not equal within your workplace, and your company culture is not inclusive.
Guilty of the bad and ugly?
That means you have a great starting point from which to improve.
Help Catapult Leaders help your company.
Get your LinkedIn Company Page right because it is very difficult – and I speak from experience – for Catapult Leaders to convince outstanding diverse talent that your company is not what it shows itself to be on LinkedIn.
An off-putting LinkedIn page does not scream meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it.
90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com/contact-us if you want Catapult Leaders to find super talented Black mid-to-senior level, early-career, or college interns for your organization.Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Nobody Leaves Heaven: Everybody Tries to Leave Hell (How to Make Your Company More Inclusive) - a Catapult Leaders Podcast hosted by Darryl L. Mobley, with special guests Morgan Brewton-Johnson and Jasmine S. Mobley. - (Season 5, Episode 37)
In this episode of the Catapult Leaders Podcast, Darryl interviews young high-achieving professionals Morgan Brewton-Johnson and Jasmine Mobley, who bring fresh ideas that reveal how your company can become more inclusive and welcoming to Black employees. Topics include:
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What Company Leaders Should Do To Make Their Companies More Inclusive and Welcoming to Black Employees.
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Specific action steps Black Employees Must Take in Order to Make Their Company More Inclusive and Welcoming.
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Why the CEO is often lied to on these topics.
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Why the "lowered curb" makes the company better for everyone.
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The relationship between great bosses and accountability.
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The importance of being authentic at work.
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Actual examples of how bias impacts hiring and retention.
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The two choices you have if you find yourself at a company where you cannot be authentic.
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Why you must have soft and hard personal boundaries.
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Much, much more!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Are There Racists in Your Office? That may explain your lack of success recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and advancing Black professionals.
Hey company leaders! What are the numbers of talented Black professionals that you’ve recruited, interviewed, hired, developed, and promoted? That’s it. That’s all that matters.
It’s not that you can’t find them. It’s not that they aren’t qualified.
If your numbers in the pipeline of Black professionals are woefully low, perhaps you have conscious or unconscious racists among you.
Strong words? Perhaps. How did I get here? Listen up to get the inside info.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
No more dirty, stinking, rotten, no-good, filthy, smelly Résumés!
You need a fantastic resume. Why?
Because our experience here at Catapult Leaders tells us that the best resume wins.
How important are our clients’ resumes to Catapult Leaders?
We assign one of our expert resume writing consultants to each resume we get from the clients who we are helping get that great next job. We make sure the resumes are great and best impact the hiring folks at the companies we work with who want to hire the talented folks we connect to them. It's that important.
Here’s how your resume works in the hiring process:
Like many, you might submit your resume to an online system that collects your resume, and hundreds – sometimes thousands – even tens of thousands - of others.
That's where it gets dicey. Listen up to get the inside info.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Hurdle: Recruiting "People of Color" is a mask that leads to corporations not hiring, developing, or promoting Black talent.
If you doubt me, check out the Black hiring & retention statistics over the past 5 years for those companies that trumpet their People of Color numbers without revealing their Black hiring & retention numbers.
Unilever has the correct approach.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders. (https://bit.ly/cleaders)
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Catapult Leaders (CatapultLeaders.com) Diversity Wins! Podcast.
Today’s topic: Why CEOs Don’t Hire Black Managers.
Catapult Leaders CEO Darryl L. Mobley and guest Stefanie K. Johnson, Ph.D. cover "Why CEOs Don’t Hire Black Managers," and answer a ton of other questions, including…
- Why aren’t there more Black Americans in entry-level professional positions and throughout the management pipeline – from entry level up through senior management?
2. Why have so many companies done a much better job increasing representation of females in management – while doing a very poor job gaining meaningful representation of Black managers?
- What are the biases held by CEOs and senior managers that are holding back equity-of-opportunities for Black managers?
4. What are some of the traits of a person who is a great manager of diverse employees?
- What are some of the biggest mistakes made by companies when it comes to onboarding Black talent into entry-level professional positions?
6. What is the one most important thing you would do to increase diverse talent at entry-level manager positions?
- Why do CEOs think that they’ve been unsuccessful at meaningfully increasing their number of Black management hires?
We also discuss what People of Color and women need to "get over" in order to seize opportunities, and what you can do to make the world a better, more equitable place.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 5. Episode 33.
The great Frederick Douglass (google him) inspired this thought:
"Those companies and individuals who profess to favor equal opportunity for those they have avoided hiring, and yet deprecate true change of their own behavior and results, are phonies who say they want to share power, without giving up their power."
Join Darryl Mobley in this powerful 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders as he explores what's really causing the lack of hiring progress as it regards Black entry-level employees.
Got questions, or solutions?
Share your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
With your input, The Best is Yet to Come!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 32. #7 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
Virtue Signaling. You've seen it today, yesterday, the day before that...
Virtue Signaling is a very colorful, often dramatic, empty, disingenuous act of support to show solidarity with a cause (such as hiring certain people who were previously not hired due to conscious or unconscious bias), all to boost an individual's or company's image and reputation - rather than do right by those who've been wronged for generations by actually taking powerful actions to fix the problem once and for all.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders, with host, Darryl L. Mobley.
Why “90 Seconds”?
Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
This is the 6th of 28 episodes on hurdles some face – that others don’t.
Slogans
Multi-colored flags
“Allies"
Black squares on social media
T-shirts
Raised fists
Tearful actors
“Love Us” on jerseys
Being “woke”
Dumping ice water on your head,
Announcing your pronouns…
All are “virtue signaling.”
For 30+ years, organizations have focused on this virtue signaling, because it distracts you from seeing the lack of tangible results.
Nothing is so ineffectual as virtue-signaling masquerading as real change. Talk has always been cheap.
A big hurdle faced by Black and other diverse managers as they seek to climb the corporate ladder is the distracting, unhelpful presence of virtue signaling.
Declining sales, share loss, poor distribution… These problems are not solved by virtue signaling.
The low level of interviewing, hiring, and retention of Black managers will not be solved by virtue signaling.
When a CEO wants problems solved, she sets goals and assigns responsibilities. If those goals aren’t met, the responsible parties are shown the door.
It should be the same with hiring diverse talent. Get it done, or get gone.
Virtue signaling is a fake “crocodile tears” hurdle in hiring and advancement because it allows those in charge to not fix the problem, year after year.
All things equal – the one NOT facing this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
Give your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
With your input, The Best is Yet to Come!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 31. #6 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
Employers often decide who to interview, hire... based on Brand Names.
Brand Names are very effective hurdles in the hiring and advancement of diverse entry-level prospects.
Join Darryl Mobley as he explains why & how Brand Names hurt diverse job applicants in this episode of 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders. (Got ideas, questions, or solutions? Share them at https://CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle)
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
This is the 5th of 28 episodes on hurdles some face – that others don’t.
We love Brand Names. We make decisions on what to buy, the amount we pay, based on Brand Names.
Employers are also influenced by Brand Names. Employers often decide who to interview, to hire, to promote, how much to pay - - based on Brand Names.
By Brand Names, I mean things like the college you attended, the company you worked for, and bogus hiring requirements.
Brand Names are a proxy for talent, except when they’re not.
What if getting a Brand Name on your resume was largely a function of family income, or having the “complexion-to-make-the-connection”?
People of color still find it difficult to get Brand Names on their resumes – not because they don’t have talent – but, because of a self-fulfilling system based on “like likes like.”
Brand Names are hurdles in hiring and advancement.
All things equal – the one NOT facing this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
Give your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 30. #5 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
"No Room for Error" is Slavery.
A huge HURDLE for some is the need to be "perfect-like-Jackie Robinson" and absorb all sorts of slights - when others don't have that burden - in order to move up the corporate ladder.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders and Darryl Mobley.
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
This is the 4th of 28 episodes on hurdles some face – that others don’t.
Jackie Robinson. Muhammad Ali. Jim Brown. General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
They were so great, they were perfect.
When many Black people were kids, they were told by their parents that they had to be 3 times as good to get what others get, because they would not be treated fairly. Be perfect.
The drive to be perfect in the eyes of those who are biased is a huge hurdle.
When you’re Jackie Robinson, you can’t just pivot and do something else with your life.
**You have to stay and take the abuse.
You have to be perfect – while others are not.**
Walking the tightrope to be perfect is a form of slavery that leads to:
· Feeling insane pressure.
· Fear of taking risks.
· Health issues.
· Living life out of balance.
The perfection hurdle in Corporate America still exists because many know they have to be 3 times as good to maybe get a shot at climbing to the top.
All things equal – the one NOT facing this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
Give your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 29. #4 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
Unconscious Bias, Ice, and the Corporate Ladder.
Black and other diverse professionals have to get over many more hurdles as compared to others. The hurdle covered today - with host Darryl Mobley - is crippling Unconscious Bias.
This is the 3rd of 28 straight days of episodes on the hurdles some face – that others don’t – on the way up.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders.
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
We begin unconsciously connecting things from the time we’re babies.
Many unconsciously connect one group with being inferior to another.
I refer to that as believing that the “White Man’s Ice Is Colder.”
Ice is ice and cold is cold.
But many believe – unconsciously – that one person is better than another, based on skin color.
Unconscious biases are learned stereotypes that lead to unfair treatment.
Examples of unconscious bias include:
- Hiring based on ‘gut feel’
- Rejecting resumes based on applicants’ names
- Promoting those who look like you, Lack of urgency to address hiring inequities
About 80% of Black managers say that unconscious bias has been an obstacle to their success.
The unconscious bias of decision-makers who think that the “White Man’s Ice is Colder”…
is a big hurdle.
All things equal – the one NOT facing this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
Give your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the "Diversity Unplugged" logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 28. #3 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features Stephanie Cocumelli of Taproot Ventures, on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley. Season 4 / Episode 27.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces and equity of opportunity. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, Stephanie shares her answers and perspective in her answer to these questions:
- If you were King or Queen for a day – what is the one most important thing you would do to create more diverse talent at the entry-level manager positions in major corporations?
2. Why are there still too few Black college students hired by America’s top companies?
- How can companies create and sustain a culture that is so welcoming to all that the company extracts maximum value from – and provides maximum value to – employees from all cultures?
4. What is the biggest culture mistake major corporations make that makes working at the corporations a living hell for Black employees?
- What role does the diverse employee play in sustaining a welcoming company culture?
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
No Role Models = No Success. Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders.
This is the 2nd of 28 episodes on hurdles some face – that others don’t.
Black and other diverse professionals have to get over many more hurdles as compared to others.
Role models are people whose presence in particular roles is imitated by others.
Role models throughout an organization benefit those who identify with them as their presence…
· Provides a sense of what is possible
· Says “YOU” are valued
· Diffuses the “good old boy network”
Role models are Meritocracy writ large.
The more role models, the better.
Lack of role models leads to greater attrition.
The hurdle?
Black and other diverse professionals often do not have role models throughout the chain of command.
You say, “Just pick roles models who don’t identify with you.”
That doesn’t work for most.
All things equal – the one withOUT this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
What are your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment?
Give your solutions at Catapult Leaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
For more on this topic, visit DiversityUnplugged.com Your host: Darryl L. Mobley.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 4. Episode 25. #2 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
The Crushing Weight of Being the Only One. Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders.
This is the 1st of 28 episodes on hurdles some face – that others don’t – on the way up.
Imagine two athletes in a race.
One athlete competes against her limitations, only.
The second athlete competes against her limitations, while also having to get over hurdles the other runner doesn’t face.
The person likely to win is the one facing the fewest hurdles.
This happens in Corporate America.
Black and other diverse professionals have to get over many more hurdles as compared to others.
The hurdle I cover today is…the crushing psychological weight that comes from being one of the few like you.
When your hurdle is that you are one of the few where you work, you might…
· Deal with constant stress
· Think everything you do is over scrutinized…
· Second guess your decisions, which leads to poor work product…
· Try too hard to be accepted
· Become introverted
· Not have built-in kinship with peers
· Not bring your authentic best self to work
· Develop a fatalistic attitude
· And more.
All things equal – the one withOUT this hurdle will win the race up the corporate ladder.
That’s not meritocracy.
That’s a system that needs to be fixed.
What are your solutions for those facing this hurdle and for the system that creates this environment?
Give your solutions at CatapultLeaders.com/hurdle.
If I select your solution, you get a shirt with the Diversity Unplugged logo.
Don’t want your sympathy. Understanding is a start.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
For more on this topic, visit DiversityUnplugged.com Your host: Darryl L. Mobley.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
Season 3. Episode 24. #1 of 28 in special series on hurdles.
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders
This is Darryl Mobley.
Catapult Leaders finds and matches outstanding Black undergrad, recent grad, and graduate students with great entry-level jobs & internships at great companies.
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
We’re asked: How does my company recruit more Black talent?
Here are 5 Golden Rules to Recruit Diverse New Hires.
1 – Get to know the recruit’s career goals. Ask, “What do you want out of your career with our company?” Catapult Leaders asks this question before matching applicants with client companies’ jobs. Our clients know applicants’ career goals before the interviews.
2 – Tell applicants how your company helps achieve their goals.
3 – Words and pictures must match. To be seen as a positive place for talented Black people to work, your outward media should include Black employees.
4 – Establish an Alumni group of your company’s former employees. Alumni groups – like the Procter & Gamble Alumni Network – highlight those who left the company to do great things elsewhere. Alumni groups generate goodwill among new hires and increase employee retention.
5 – Stop making applicants prove themselves to you. If you’ve done your job – or if you work with Catapult Leaders so we do our job – you’ll know before the interview that the applicant matches your company. The interview should convince applicants that your company is the place for them.
Black applicants experience interviews knowing they may be judged – due to conscious and unconscious bias – on aspects that have nothing to do with the job. Let your recruiting be the exception to this and talent will flock to your company.
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
For more on this topic, visit DiversityUnplugged.com
Welcome to 90 Seconds with Catapult Leaders
This is Darryl Mobley.
Catapult Leaders finds and matches outstanding Black undergrad, recent grad, and graduate students with great entry-level jobs & internships at great companies.
Why “90 Seconds”? Because it doesn’t take long to get it right.
I was speaking with one of Catapult Leaders’ client companies about training their junior managers in order to increase their capacity to better manage Black and other diverse new hires.
The goal after the hiring is, of course, retention.
People don’t leave companies so much as they leave their managers. So the success (or failure) of diversity efforts is mostly in the hands of those first line managers.
My client asked me what would be the first things I’d do, if I became the manager of a diverse new hire.
I told her:
First – it’s about the relationship. I’d learned that while leading lots of diverse teams.
**Then, I said I’d do the following within the first week – not all in one day:
I’d have a casual sit-down with the new hire one-on-one. We would chat about their interests, my interests, and so forth.
Those who have worked for me know that we’ve had these sessions over pizza at lunch, at a coffee shop, etc.
I’d ask them about their professional goals.
I’d share tips for how to succeed in the organization.
I’d touch on how their performance would be rated.
I would ask them to share any concerns they have and do my best to address them. I’d tell them that I have an “open door” policy if they ever wanted to chat.
I’d tell them point blank that I wanted them to succeed and would do all I could to assist them.**
That’s it. 90 Seconds comes at you fast!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features Doug Melville , Richemont's Vice President and Head of Diversity & Inclusion, on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley. Season 3 / Episode 21.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces and equity of opportunity. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, Doug shares his answers and perspective re:
- Why are there still too few Black college students hired by top companies?
- About systematic micro-aggressions
- What role the diversity & inclusion officer plays in moving a company forward
- Diversity is an Operating System. Say what?
- If he were King or Queen for a day – what is the one most important thing he would do to create more diverse talent at the entry-level manager positions?
- What he means by "Difference is Brilliance"
- Why you must have an advocate and a sponsor
- The question he has about what your office looks like
- The importance of internships
- Why students should Google themselves
- What we do by heredity
- His advice to Black students who want jobs in Corporate America
- On unconscious bias
- And lots more!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features Lee Jourdan , Chevron's Chief Diversity Officer, on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley. Season 3 / Episode 20.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces and equity of opportunity. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, Lee shares his answers to:
- What are the benefits of a more diverse and inclusive America?
- What is the biggest barrier to increasing diversity throughout the management pipeline?
- If you were King or Queen for a day – what is the one most important thing you would do to create more diverse talent at the entry-level manager positions?
- What should a CEO do – specifically – to make diversity happen in her or his organization?
- What one or two things should Black college students do to get jobs in Corporate America?
Lee and Darryl also discuss:
- "If leaders don't set the tone from the top, nothing gets done."
- The difference between Mentors and Sponsors.
- How measuring success based on lumping all groups under the "diversity" umbrella tends to lead to Black employees being under-represented.
- The role "transparency" plays in having a diverse management pipeline.
- And lots more!
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
5 Tricks the Interviewer Will Try to Pull on You - a Catapult Leaders Podcast hosted by Darryl L. Mobley. (Season 2, Episode 11)
Interviewing is like dating. Both parties are getting to know each other and deciding if they want to ultimately jump the broom.
No one wants to end up divorced, so both parties want to make sure they are asking the right questions and probing deeply. In this process, the interviewers sometimes ask tough questions designed to catch you off guard and see inside your soul.
Here are 5 tricks interviewers will try to pull on you. Don’t be fooled!
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Coax you into revealing a real weakness. A common interview question you are likely to be asked is what your strengths and weaknesses are. It is wise to reveal a weakness that many would actually see as a strength. Because this has become a common practice, many interviewers will probe this question and try to cajole the candidate into revealing multiple weaknesses by saying things like, “Are you sure that’s your only weakness?” Don’t fall for this trick.
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Make you think that they are your friend. Interviewers have one job to do. Uncover your fatal flaw so that they can dodge the costly bullet of hiring an employee that will eventually quit or need to be fired. As such, most interviewers are super nice to the candidate. I’m sure they are genuinely nice people, but they primarily do this in the hopes that over the course of the interview, you will let down your guard and say something that you shouldn’t. Remember, the interviewer is not your buddy.
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Ask you to tell them about yourself. You’re probably thinking, “’Tell me about yourself?’. That has got to be the most common interview question. How is an interviewer asking me this a trick?” The trick is in how you perceive and answer the question. If you think, “Gee. It’s so nice that they want to know more about me”, and start telling your life story, you’re unlikely to get the job. If you understand that this question is really asking, “What can you do for the company?”, then you will have a great interview.
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Share an embarrassing experience to get you to reveal one. Again, the interviewer’s job is to expose you as a fraud…if you really are one. In this world where no one seems to have any shame and is comfortable revealing the most intimate details of their life to perfect strangers, the interviewer may mention having shared something inappropriate on social media or via text or email to see if you reveal a similar transgression. Keep your personal life personal.
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See if their company is your top choice. Your interviewer may ask you where else you are interviewing. This question seems straightforward, but it’s not. If you say you aren’t interviewing any place else, it makes you seem either dishonest or dumb - who interviews with just one company when you may not get the job? The best way to answer this question is to reveal that you are speaking with other companies but that the company you are currently interviewing with is your top choice. Then, share with them the reasons that they are your number one choice.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and interns
10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America. Answered! with host Darryl L. Mobley and guest Tiffany Williams
This Catapult Leaders podcast episode #8 is powerful as Tiffany Williams - Global Diversity and Economic Inclusion Lead at Verizon - answers “10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America.” This episode provides a very authentic listing of tips and insights that will help you thrive in Corporate America. Tiffany provides her perspectives on:
- The attitude you must have when you enter Corporate America.
- How to decide the best industry for you.
- How Corporate America picks YOU.
- The role being "Hungry" plays in how you are perceived.
- How she built her network.
- Why you must learn, grow, and be a part of the team.
- 2 Tips that will help you nail the interview.
- The one powerful question you must ask right before your interview ends.
- The importance of a company's reputation.
- Why choose a Fortune 500 company.
- The role that "Relationships" play in your success.
- What her end-goal is.
- How to properly launch yourself out of college and into a great job.
- The gigantic mistake she made in her first interview.
- Dressing for success...or failure.
- What she would change about how she prepared for her 1st job.
- The BIG QUESTION you need to be able to answer during the interview.
- The location of the job is not important unless...
- Why you should negotiate your salary offer.
- The Mindset Shift necessary to achieve success in Corporate America.
- How NOT being authentic hurt her.
- How her "code-switching" hurt her.
- About her "NATURAL HAIR."
- When she dimmed her own light.
- How she learned to "bring Tiffany" to work.
- How she dealt with being one of the few Black managers at work.
- Why you must Speak Up, Share Your Voice, Bring Innovative Ideas to the table...
- Why you must not hide from your Blackness or gender
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Students! Apply to Catapult Leaders HERE
3.Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better - Looking for talented Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
Catapult Leaders is pleased to bring you a speech given quite a few years ago by Ed Artzt, the legendary former Chairman & CEO of Procter & Gamble. The speech was never recorded. As such, it is now read by Darryl L. Mobley as Catapult Leaders podcast, epi. 7.
This is a powerful, brilliant talk that spells out the steps you can take to rise to the top in your career. (The talk made such an impression on the young Darryl Mobley - who was just starting his career in Corporate America - that the day after the talk was made, Darryl got a sneaked copy of the original, typewritten speech from a friend of Ed Artzt's secretary, and has kept the typed pages all these years.)
Ed Artzt believed in Winning! He also believed that winning in business "requires an exceptional combination of attitude, skills and personal character."
In this speech, he shares that, "Everything, good or bad, in a business career starts with attitude. What you want (and what you're willing to give up to get it) is a function of the attitude you bring to work."No matter who you are, take the tips in this podcast to go out and WIN in business!
Ed - known as a very strong leader and a blunt speaker with high expectations - covers these keys to becoming a winner in business by becoming a master professional:
- Decide what you want
- Professionalism
- Winning
- Functional Skills
- The 3 Important Personal Skills
- Communication
- Setting Priorities
- Strategic Thinking
- Personal Growth
- How to Expand your Potential
- The best way to develop Strategic Thinking skills
- The benefit of "combat"
- Character
- What the "woods are full of"
- What you should ask prospective bosses
- Social Intelligence
- Trust
- The Inner Game of Winning
He opines that you can have academic intelligence and still fail because you don't have social intelligence.
He emphasized that you should seek to work for people who care about your progress and your growth - not just your performance. According to him, "There is a big difference."
Ed Artzt is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the college basketball team. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1953. He is a member of the American Advertising Hall of Fame, the National Sales Hall of Fame, and the National Advertising Hall of Fame. Ed was a member of President George H. Bush and President Clinton's Advisory Committees on Trade Policy and Negotiations; a director of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; and a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development.
Note: Ed gave this speech to a group of grad school students during a discussion about working at Procter & Gamble.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Students! Apply to Catapult Leaders HERE
3.Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better - Looking for talented Black college students who will
10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America. Answered! with host Darryl L. Mobley and guest Herb Dyer
This Catapult Leaders podcast episode #6 is amazing as it details Healthcare Executive and Visionary Change Expert Herb Dyer's answers to “10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America.” This episode provides powerful tips and insights that will help you thrive in Corporate America and in life. Herb provides his perspectives on:
- The role Integrity plays.
- Collaborative leadership style.
- When to lead. When to follow.
- Why respect everyone on the team.
- Taking constructive criticism.
- Biggest mistakes he made in college.
- Venturing out.
- Why you should challenge yourself.
- What he would change about his preparation for his 1st job.
- How important is job location.
- The one big mindset shift that he believes to be key to having a successful career in Corporate America.
- The importance of being adventurous & bold.
- What he would have changed about his actions at the beginning of his career.
- What he was absolutely sure of.
- On working hard.
- How he dealt with being one of very few Black managers in the company.
- The thought he always had in the back of his mind.
- "Work twice as hard. Be twice as prepared. Be organized."
- How you can be too direct with peers and subordinates.
- The importance of asking questions.
- Showing initiative.
- Mentors and sponsors.
- Why you should integrate your professional & personal selves.
- Being meek & mild.
- How good he thinks we can be.
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Students! Apply to Catapult Leaders HERE
3.Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better - Looking for talented Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America with host Darryl L. Mobley and guest Dwain Celistan
This Catapult Leaders podcast episode #5 is a blockbuster as it details executive recruiter Dwain Celistan's answers to “10 Questions Black College Students Have About Getting a Job in Corporate America.” This episode will help you get a fabulous job in Corporate America and succeed, and much more. Dwain answers host Darryl L. Mobley's questions about:
- What the best companies provide
- The importance of training
- What employers look for most, when they’re hiring for entry level jobs
- How he decided the industry he wanted to be in after graduation
- The one or two most impactful ‘things’ that helped him get that first great job
- What makes the first job out of college a good fit
- The mistakes he made when he was in college and looking for his first job
- The 1 or 2 things he would change about his preparation for the first job he took after college, if he could go back in time and change
- The importance of the geographic location of that first job
- The one big thing he wishes he had known when he started that first job out of college, that he did not know
- The one big mindset shift that he believes to be key to having a successful career in Corporate America
- How he dealt with being one of the very few Black managers in the company he joined
- plus, What he looks for when hiring a college graduate
- plus, The pros and the cons of your skin color
- plus, The 3 things college graduates must do as new employees on the job
- plus, What Dwain said that scared Darryl
- plus, How to stand out while on the job
- plus, What "on time" means
- plus, The importance of "preparation"
- plus, The shocking thing Dwain's first boss told him that he remembers to this day
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
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What Every Black College Student Should Know About A Career in Corporate America
Be sure to listen to Catapult Leaders podcast episode #4 as it details, “What Every Black College Student Should Know About A Career in Corporate America.” This episode will help you successfully journey through college to graduation and on to a great career as it covers answers to these questions, and much more:
- What kind of industries hire new college graduates like you?
- Why must you be seen as a leader?
- Why is your past the best predictor of your future success?
- What can your future look like in Corporate America?
- What kind of salary can you expect?
- How will where you want to live affect your job opportunities?
- How do you prepare for life in Corporate America?
- How does your background compare to those who get great jobs in Corporate America?
- Does Corporate America really want to hire Black people?
- What should you do to improve your chances of getting a great job?
- What else should you know about the corporate world?
- How should you prepare for interviews?
- What is the difference between a “Static Candidate” and a “Development Candidate” and which one should you want to be?
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Students! Apply to Catapult Leaders HERE
3.Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better - Looking for talented Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Retired) Thomas Bostick on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, LTG Bostick, now Chairman of Bostick Global Strategies and Managing Partner at Ridge-Lane Limited Partners, shares his answers to:
- What are the benefits of a more diverse and inclusive America?
- What is the biggest barrier to increasing diversity throughout the management pipeline?
- If you were King or Queen for a day – what is the one most important thing you would do to create more diverse talent at the entry-level manager positions?
- What advice do you have for CEOs in organizations that have not yet created diversity – despite the opportunity to do so?
- Why has the US military done a much better job than Corporate America at spurring diversity in its ranks?
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features Kris Malkoski on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, Kris Malkoski, CEO of Newell Brands - a leading global consumer goods company with a portfolio of well-known brands - shares her answers to:
- What are the benefits of a more diverse and inclusive America?
- What is the biggest barrier to increasing diversity throughout the management pipeline?
- If you were King or Queen for a day – what is the one most important thing you would do to create more diverse talent at the entry-level manager positions?
- What role does the CEO play in the creation of a more diverse organization?
- What advice do you have for diverse talent – college students – who want a great job – like the one you had – to start their careers?
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE
This episode of the Catapult Leaders podcast features Dwain Celistan on the Diversity Wins! hot-seat answering 5 Questions in 5 Minutes from host Darryl L. Mobley.
The Objective: Broaden perspectives and share pathways to creating more diverse work spaces. Each episode of 5 Questions in 5 Minutes deals with tips, strategies, and hard-won wisdom regarding diversity and inclusion.
In this episode, Dwain Celistan, Executive Vice President & Global Diversity Practice Leader at DHR International - a leading executive recruiting firm - shares his answers to:
- What should a CEO do to make diversity happen in her organization?
- What is the biggest barrier to getting major corporations to hire significantly more Black college graduates to fill professional entry-level positions?
- If you were King for a day – what is the one most important thing you would do to increase the numbers of diverse talent at entry-level manager positions?
- Why have college coaches done a much better job at recruiting diverse talent - irrespective of the ethnicity - from every nook & cranny of the U.S. than CEOs at multi-billion dollar organizations?
- Any advice for Black college students who want a great job at a great company to start their careers?
Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Early Career talent, and College Interns with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing roles - at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.
Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to help you get a great job, or you want Catapult Leaders to find outstanding Black talent for your organization’s jobs and internships.
- Visit Catapult Leaders website
- Click HERE to learn Why Black College Graduates Make Companies Better
- Looking for high-achieving, Black college students who will help your company soar? Click HERE
- Open Letter to America's CEOs - Click HERE
- Contact Catapult Leaders HERE