LGBT Career Resource Guide

LGBT Career Resource Guide

Getting a job in today’s economy, whether you've just graduated from college or laid off from your job after 20 years, can be difficult enough.

For people in the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, queer, intersex and asexual community, their concerns may extend beyond just getting hired, such as how to begin the conversation about addressing a transgender person by their proper name, for example, or the legal steps to take in a case of possible discrimination.

This guide will provide you with resources to get hired and make sure your employer is an LGBT friendly workplace, where you'll be welcomed and celebrated for your talents and for who you are.

Table of Contents

  1. LGBT Language
  2. LGBT Career Law and Facts
  3. LGBT Job Search Strategies and Opportunities
  4. LGBT Associations
  5. LGBT Online Communities
  6. LGBT Blogs
  7. LGBT Podcasts
  8. LGBT Career Books
#lgbt-language

LGBT Language

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#law

LGBT Career Law and Facts

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Top 5 rated workplaces in the Fortune 1000 who support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality, according to the Corporate Equality Index

LGBT Job Search Strategies and Opportunities

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VelvetJobs Expert Tip

An employer may not explicitly state they're an equal opportunities employer. Become familiar with their work environment and any diversity policies.

Check to see if they have a diverse workforce especially at upper levels of management.

#associations

LGBT Associations

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Are you concerned your LGBT status may affect your career path?

Mic, a Radiologist explains whether his LGBT status affected his career choices:

#communities

LGBT Online Communities

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#blogs

LGBT Blogs

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#podcasts

LGBT Podcasts

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#books

LGBT Career Books

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