Cultivating, Building, and Scaling Sustainable Career Pathways with Maurice Jones of OneTen

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not having a college degree has become a huge hindrance for people not only being able to get a job, but to get a sustainable job with opportunities for advancement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And it’s a significant roadblock to advancement for Black people.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maurice Jones of OneTen joins Erica and India to discuss the realities of the job market and how OneTen is working to evolve the employment ecosystem to open up pathways of sustainable achievement for Black people.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How degree requirements create systemic barriers to advancement and reinforce wealth gaps</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How small businesses can shift their hiring and advancement practices to support a more equitable workforce</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we need to shift to a skills-based hiring process rather than checking boxes with credentials</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Four elements of a sustainable job</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Connect with Maurice Jones:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://oneten.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">OneTen</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Connect with Maurice on</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/onetenmaurice/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mauriceoneten?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@MauriceOneTen</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Ready to dive deeper?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every hir