Whether your company is looking for leadership development that responds to today’s realities or to stay up-to-date with our upcoming HR opportunities, the Chamber has the tools to support talent attraction, development, and retention within your organization.
Attraction
Lively-HOOD Job Portal
Ongoing
Recruit and hire diverse regional talent by posting your organization’s job listings to WURD’s Lively-HOOD Job Portal. The Chamber is proud to join WURD, the only Black-owned, talk radio station in Pennsylvania, in its goal to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers. Employers can create a profile and upload their listings today. Learn more »
Philadelphia Skills Forward Initiative
Ongoing
Support skills-based hiring by committing to train, mentor, or hire regional workers dislocated from their jobs by the pandemic, those whose jobs are at risk of automation, and those from Black and brown communities. Employers can get involved by considering workers for employment or providing hands-on instruction and mentorship. Get involved »
Development
[Virtual] Pay It Forward: Mentoring Our Future Leaders
Deadline: Friday, October 8, 2021
Identify a young professional at your organization that would benefit from the guidance and support of a mentor to apply for Pay It Forward. Young professionals are paired with executives from Chamber member companies based on personal and professional goals and interests, competencies, experience, and expectations. The Chamber is also accepting applications for mentors. Learn more »
Call for Nominations: The Paradigm Award
Deadline: Friday, October 22, 2021
Nominate a businesswoman whose outstanding professional and personal achievements serve as a model for success for The Paradigm Award, the most prestigious award for professional women in Greater Philadelphia. Honorees are distinguished influential executives at profit-making enterprises that demonstrate a dedication to the socio-economic prosperity of our region and are respected in their profession and throughout the community. Learn more »
[Virtual] Brave Conversations: How Open Dialogue Drives DEI at Work
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Hear from DEI leaders at Comcast, Thomas Jefferson University, and University of Pennsylvania, as they discuss their approaches to starting brave conversations in the workplace in order to cultivate understanding and empathy, the importance of candid dialogue on DEI topics, how asking questions can reveal blind spots in your organization’s strategies, and more. Register »
[Virtual] Business On Board
10 Sessions | January – February 2022
Drive leadership development through Business on Board, a program offered through the Chamber’s Arts + Business Council that trains business professionals in nonprofit board service and matches them with arts and culture nonprofits to serve as board members. Learn more and apply »
Retention
[Virtual] Women in a Post-Pandemic Workplace: Expanding Opportunities & Support for Women Leaders
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Hear from a panel of leading experts as expand on the findings of McKinsey & Company’s most recent “Women in the Workplace” reports and shed new light on how regional employers small and large are supporting the advancement of women’s careers today and what more can, and should, be done in the year ahead. Register »
