Take a look at Double’s Folks of Coloration Worker Useful resource Group (ERG) put its first 12 months within the books! As one of many first ERGs at Take a look at Double, this 12 months was one to have a good time as we labored to construct a neighborhood inside the corporate that focuses on progressing our careers and fostering interconnectedness.
As a 100% distant firm, it may be straightforward to grow to be remoted as you get heads-down on work. The ERG works to construct interconnectedness between the folks of coloration in Take a look at Double. We maintain recurrently recurring conferences that cowl a number of matters. Typically we use icebreakers or video games to get to know one another higher. Different instances, we maintain brainstorming periods to determine what our priorities must be or ways in which we will assist one another higher. These conferences have helped us construct a stronger sense of neighborhood.
Take a look at Double is a predominantly white firm, however we try for inclusivity, and the ERG works to assist construct our recruitment pipeline. This 12 months we labored to enhance the visibility of Take a look at Double’s folks of coloration exterior of the corporate by selling content material creation, getting featured on the Take a look at Double weblog, and getting concerned in interview profiles.
Creating content material doesn’t simply construct visibility for folks of coloration exterior of Take a look at Double, it additionally improves our profession prospects. The ERG introduced in Take a look at Double management to area questions concerning the promotion and development processes at Take a look at Double, and we labored to assist one another by these processes. All of this helped a number of ERG members get promoted within the final 12 months. 🥳
What’s subsequent? The Folks of Coloration ERG grew and adjusted during the last 12 months. We need to continue to grow the variety of folks of coloration at Take a look at Double and the affect that we’ve got inside and out of doors the group.
With the thoughtfulness, intelligence, and creativity that everybody brings to Take a look at Double, there’s little doubt that the group will proceed to develop and construct!
