How Identity Has Influenced A Senior Project Coordinator's Career At Cambium Assessment
As a career professional in the LGBTQ community, Margaux is "a little bit more selective" about employers, proactively researching diversity and inclusion initiatives and employee resource groups. This approach, combined with openly listing pronouns in communications and seeking feedback from current employees, reflects a strategic career navigation prioritizing a supportive and inclusive work environment.
LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Workplace Diversity, Career Self-Selection, Pre-Interview Research, Professional Identity
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Margaux Nielsen
Senior Project Coordinator
Cambium Assessment
Georgetown University, 2015
Currently attending MBA program at UCLA Anderson
Ethnic & Related Studies
Education
Operations and Project Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Margaux's LGBTQ+ identity influences her career choices, leading her to be selective about workplaces.
2. She actively seeks companies with strong diversity and inclusion initiatives and LGBTQ+ employee resource groups.
3. With five years of experience, she openly communicates her identity, using they/them pronouns, and assesses company reactions to gauge inclusivity.
Transcript
As someone who identifies as part of the LGBTQ community, how has that impacted how you navigate your career?
Being part of the LGBTQ+ community definitely makes me a little more selective about the places I work. So, in interviews, when I have the opportunity to ask my questions, I tend to ask about any diversity and inclusion initiatives the company has.
I also ask if they have employee resource groups for the LGBTQ+ community. Generally, at this point in my career, having about five years of experience, I'm more upfront about my identity. I list my they/them pronouns in all of my communications.
I try to engage the interviewer's reaction to that during the interview. I'll even try to speak to people who currently work at the company and see their impression of whether it's LGBTQ+-friendly or not. It's about doing a little more research upfront to make sure it's a company that will be supportive of me.
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