Work For Humans - Jobs for Humanity: The Untold Story of Refugees, Returning Citizens, and Other Underrepresented Talent in the Job Market | Roy Baladi and Eugène van den Hemel

Jobs for Humanity: The Untold Story of Refugees, Returning Citizens, and Other Underrepresented Talent in the Job Market | Roy Baladi and Eugène van den Hemel

01/17/23 • 63 min

In 2020, Roy Baladi was moments away from the Port of Beirut when it exploded, nearly costing him his life. Meanwhile, 2,500 miles away in the Netherlands, Eugène Van den Hemel met with struggling refugees to help connect them to a brighter future. An unexpected twist of events would eventually bring these two men together to help hundreds of underrepresented people find work, aspiration, and hope.
Roy Baladi is the founder of Jobs for Humanity, a global movement that has created 10,000+ jobs for historically underrepresented talent, including the blind, the neurodivergent, single moms, ethnic minorities, refugees, returning citizens, and those over 58 years old.
Eugène Van den Hemel is a professional recruiter who left his corporate job to help underrepresented communities through his consulting company, Heavenly Thoughts. Since 2015, he has helped over 800 individuals reignite their aspirations and find fulfilling work.
In this episode, Dart, Roy, & Eugène discuss:
- The near-death experience that changed Roy’s perspective
- The mission of Jobs for Humanity
- A pool of talented employees that companies overlook
- Stigmas and biases built into many hiring processes
- How to break biases
- Neurodivergent employees, and how they help your company win
- How one man’s network helped 800+ people find work
- And other topics...
Roy Baladi is the founder of Jobs for Humanity, a global movement to create jobs for historically underrepresented talent. He has helped over 10,000 people from these communities find work, including the blind and low vision, the neurodivergent, single moms, ethnic minorities, refugees, returning citizens, and those over 58 years old.
Eugène van den Hemel is a professional recruiter who left his corporate job to help underrepresented communities connect with employers. He formed his own consulting company, Heavenly Thoughts, to assist refugees and other groups through relationship-based recruiting. Since 2015, Eugène has helped over 800 individuals reignite their aspirations and find fulfilling work.
Resources Mentioned:
www.Jobsforhumanity.com
Connect with Roy & Eugène:
Roy Baladi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roybaladi/
Eugène Van den Hemel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evandenhemel/?originalSubdomain=nl

Work with Dart:
Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what’s most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.

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Ross Dawson is a globally-recognized futurist, keynote speaker, author, strategy advisor, and entrepreneur. Named by Digital Media as one of the most influential people in the world in the future of work, Ross has appeared on CNN, ABC TV, and the Today Show, as well as been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, and BBC, among others.
As an advisor, he has worked in over 30 countries for companies like Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Visa, Citibank, and Walmart. Ross is also the best-selling author who predicted the social networking revolution through his previous book, Living Networks. His latest release, Thriving on Overload, is available now.
Resources Mentioned:
Thriving on Overload, by Ross Dawson: https://www.amazon.com/Thriving-Overload-Success-Exponential-Information-ebook/dp/B0BFP6WCHP
Living Networks, by Ross Dawson: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Networks-20th-Anniversary-Hyperconnected-ebook/dp/B09V1PCFWB
Winning on Purpose, by Fred Reichheld: https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Purpose-Unbeatable-Strategy-Customers-ebook/dp/B08TCJHZWZ
Connect with Ross:
www.RossDawson.com
www.ThrivingOnOverload.com
Thriving on Overload podcast: https://thrivingonoverload.com/episodes/

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Resources Mentioned:
The Unorthodox Manager, by Dan Clein: https://www.amazon.com/Unorthodox-Manager-Eliminating-Turnover-Successful/dp/1525591975
Connect with Dan:
Dan Clein LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-clein-43b2581/?originalSubdomain=ca