Describe your experience serving or educating underrepresented communities.
"Underrepresented and underserved communities deserve the same treatment, respect, and dignity as everyone else. There's no way you can know what another person has been through or is going through. I try to be universally sensitive in my approach to all communities. Regardless of my position, personal or professional, I've always been a firm believer that everyone should be able to feel comfortable being their authentic self without judgment or preconception, so I do my best to make everyone around me feel supported, embraced, and heard."
Changing demographics and a global economy require an understanding of diversity and multiculturalism. Communicating cultural competence when answering questions about diversity is essential. Diversity questions are one way a future employer can learn more about where you stand.
When discussing diversity, focus on a general acceptance of the human experience and the sensitivities of those underrepresented communities. When discussing inclusion, you should demonstrate empathy and acceptance. On even the most inherently human level, we are all driven by the same basic needs and grow and experience the same unifying experiences. Focus on the unifiers of diversity when answering this question.
Here are some key statements from NBCUniversal's website: "Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world." Consider these points when formulating your answer.
Here are some of the awards the NBCUniversal Page Program has won: #18 on LinkedIn's Top Company top work for list 2021, Human Rights Campaign Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, #2 Best Workplace for Parents list, Fortune's 100 Best Workplaces for Women 5th year in a row, #50 on Fortune's Best Large Workplaces In NYC, Fortune's Best Workplaces For Millenials, Disability Equality index, Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion, and Civic's 50 Most community-minded businesses.
