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Real, lasting changes in any industry begin by elevating a diverse set of voices at the onset of their careers—and even at the student level. As a part of IIDA’s continued commitment to promoting EDI in the commercial interior design industry, we’re collaborating with international interior design and architectural recruitment specialist, urban, bringing their inclusivity-driven solutions to hiring stateside—to #BeMoreInclusive.
By connecting firms seeking to hire a diverse workforce with candidates working with urban, the #BeMoreInclusive campaign ensures that young professionals have access to opportunities and are able to reach their full potential. Following success in the UK, IIDA is excited to bring the #BeMoreInclusive campaign to the Chicago and New York markets, and it is a seamless addition to our Talent Collective initiatives. Learn more about how students and firms may participate.
IIDA’s Talent Collective brings together a diverse group of design professionals to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion, facilitate opportunities, and guide professional development. This initiative also includes Design Your World, IIDA’s education pipeline program which provides high-schoolers with education and access to careers in design, and Talent Collective Consulting which offers a broad range of services to companies who want to assess their EDI strengths and weaknesses to make their organizations supportive, engaging places to work.
IIDA and urban look forward to providing firms a pathway towards connecting with a more diverse workforce —and ultimately opening doors for designers that may need extra support entering the workforce.
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from two designers that found success with urban’s job placement, in both how to better place themselves as a candidate, and getting their foot in the door at firms:
