Egbuna: Job seekers lack insight into marginalized workplace experiences
Toby Egbuna · Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna · May 11, 2021 · at 17:14
Chezzi co-founder Toby Egbuna explains the information gap for underrepresented job seekers that led to founding his career platform.
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“There's not really a way for you to know what it's like to be black or, you know, in her case, a black woman or gay or disabled or whatever at a company.”
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