In addition to the long-standing challenges healthcare companies have faced recruiting diverse talent, the pandemic has made challenges greater. While understanding the obstacles that our clients are faced with, Ora works tirelessly to provide the best talent for our clients. We understand how diversity recruiting positively impacts our clients' success.

Considering the change in patient demographics, a diverse workforce is critical to the future success of healthcare companies. Research has shown that if diverse patients see themselves within the healthcare workforce, they are more likely to trust their healthcare provider. Latinx, black, and Asian populations are significantly underrepresented in all the occupations in Health Diagnosing and treating Practitioners occupations. Diversity in healthcare leads to better care, better employees, and better results. We are committed to helping healthcare companies find the diversity necessary to improve healthcare outcomes, which saves hospitals, insurance companies and patients time and money.

At the epicenter of future advancements in life lies Information Technology. That makes it a problem that Ora has made a conscious decision to address these issues head-on. We are dedicated to our clients by finding the talent they haven’t been able to access.

There’s no secret, technology companies struggle with recruiting and retaining diversity throughout all levels of the organization. The homogenous population is one of the biggest issues that plague tech companies. At Facebook, black employees represent less than 4% of their workforce. According to a study done by USA Today, more than 83% of tech executives are white, and 80% are men. Of the 50 largest companies in the Standards & Poor’s 100 of all the executives listed in the proxy statements, only 5 (1.8%) were Black, and two of them had recently retired. The following quote by the Harvard Business Review article sums up why diversity in tech is paramount to the future of the country. “A lack of diversity in tech has implications for justice and fairness; it also results in devastating flaws in the industry’s own products. Consider unjust facial recognition technologies that exacerbate discrimination against people of color or virtual reality headsets – designed primarily by and for men – that could cause women to feel nauseous.”

Manufacturing is the number one industry in Detroit, MI, Ora's flagship city, which is why we must address the lack of diverse talent in companies that are core to the local economy. With each of Ora’s Managing Partners having deep roots connecting them to (deep roots in) the Midwest U.S. this was (it is) a necessity that we support clients that represented our homes. We work diligently to find untapped, diverse talent that (fit) our clients need.

Manufacturing is behind other sectors in gender diversity. According to 2020 McKinsey report, in corporate America, women hold just 33% of entry-level roles in engineering and industrial manufacturing sectors, and just 16% of corporate positions. Manufacturing roles and companies in the Midwest have been core economic drivers to rust-belt cities. More diverse workforces lead to more innovation. Without innovation, manufacturing companies will be left behind in the 21st century. Not only does diversity promote innovation, studies show that it also increases financial gain. For diversity to have a positive impact on organizations, it not only needs to be represented at the entry- and management-levels, but it needs to be reflected at the executive level as well.