JP Morgan Chase & Company, Boston Scientific Corp., T-Mobile, and two Ben & Jerry’s shops in Nashville, Tenn. These businesses may seem to be an unlikely grouping, but they share at least one notable characteristic: They have made specific efforts to recruit and hire employees from traditionally untapped talent pools. Among these pools are individuals with disabilities, the spouses of military personnel, veterans, people with criminal histories, and young adults neither in school nor in the workforce. Although many of these people seek employment and offer employers a significant source of potential workers, they can remain overlooked for job opportunities.
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