I posted a job listing on indeed and this happened!

[jae bear]

I was posting a job listing for our company and wanted to make sure I was posting it in a way to make sure the local trans community was aware of it and that we are trans friendly, so I opened a chat with them about it... Take a look:

 

Adrian

Hey Jae!

How may I assist you?

Hi Adrian

I want to make sure I am posting this job opportunity to the trans community... I googled it a bit and found some positive results, but after posting the job I don't really see anything specific to the particular community. Do you have any recommendation for posting in a more specific way to offer this job to trans people?

Adrian

Give me one moment while I take a look at this for you.

(I waited a loooonnng time for him to respond!)

I know... odd request...

transfolk need jobs too...

Adrian

No worries. Unfortunately, there's no option to target the trans community, it goes against our job guidelines in regards to discriminating other potential candidates.

I can apply a $50 credit to help cover the cost of your job ad.

ha! it's really quite the opposite, but ok

Adrian

Is there anything else that I can further assist you with?

I don't want to ONLY post to that community, I just want to be sure I'm not missing something to make sure it is available to the specific group, I saw no obvious way to list the job as trans friendly...

Adrian

Okay, definitely understood.

The job ad will also cover a 25-mile radius.

I will reach out to a couple local resources I know of and see if they can get the word out for us...

25 mile radius is a bit big... can it be narrowed?

maybe 15 miles or so?

Adrian

Once the ad goes live, you can also copy and paste the URL link to other social media platforms and caption it "trans-friendly".

that was my backup plwn...

plan... typo

Adrian

Unfortunately, the radius is only set for 25-miles, but you can include "local candidates" within the job title.

**"local candidates only"

that sounds fine... thanks for the help!

Adrian

My pleasure Jae!

Please don't hesitate to chat back if you have further questions or concerns and we'll be more than happy to assist. Have a great day!

 

 

I must have confused poor Adrian to death! I bet he is telling all his coworkers all about it right now! HA! I wish there was a better way to post this job in a way that was easier for transfolk like myself to access...

 

Squishy hugs,

Jae

[Carolyn Marie]

You could post it at LGBT centers and on LGBT web sites.  I think its great that you're going out of your way to let the community know about the job.

 

Carolyn Marie

[jae bear]

11 hours ago, Carolyn Marie said:

You could post it at LGBT centers and on LGBT web sites.  I think its great that you're going out of your way to let the community know about the job.

 

Carolyn Marie

Great idea! I will look into that right now and see what I can do!

Thanks!

Huge squishy hug!

Jae

[jae bear]

 I did send an email to the local DeFrank lgbt community center, I still haven’t gotten a response yet... I may try calling them during business hours or maybe emailing a different department, but I really would like to get the word out somehow and at the moment I haven’t gotten anything from local sources that are trying to help me. 

Hugs,

Jae