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WORKPLACEDIVERSITY.COM HELPS HONEYWELL
INTERNATIONAL ENSURE DIVERSITY AS IT PURSUES ORGANIC
GROWTH
Leveraging Diversity Key Component of
Honeywell's Business Growth Strategy
LIVINGSTON, NJ (July 8, 2003) -- WorkplaceDiversity.com,
the career website for recruiters who want to reach
experienced diversity candidates, announced today it
was selected by Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company and
employer of over 100,000 people in nearly 100 countries,
to help the technology and manufacturing giant embrace
diversity and craft a global work environment of varying
perspectives, differences and cultures. Specifically,
WorkplaceDiversity.com is assisting Honeywell attract
and retain diverse talent pools of experienced, professional
individuals worldwide through its leading-edge, career
center technology and extensive web-based community
of over 2,500 information sources.
As a premier growth company striving to outperform
its competitors in providing quality products, integrated
system solutions and services, Honeywell's strategic
approach to sustainable growth includes hiring talented,
diverse, empowered people-people who build and value
relationships as much as deliver business results. "As
we grow and develop our organization, we continually
focus on creating an effective and attractive work environment
rich in inclusiveness and fairness," says Roslyn
Dickerson, Corporate Vice President, Global Diversity,
Honeywell. We believe there is a direct correlation
between value creation and gaining competitive advantage
through the talent each employee brings to fulfilling
our company's vision, values and goals. Honeywell wants
to grow through best talent, creativity and innovative
ideas-WorkplaceDiversity.com helps us to remove barriers
and capitalizing on workforce differences."
"Honeywell is an exceptional company that knows
the more you leverage a talented, diverse workforce
the more you attract a talented, diverse workforce,"
says Dan Honig, Chief Operating Officer, WorkplaceDiversity.com
"It's not about treating diverse people differently
- it's about valuing, respecting and treating everyone
well. It's about building a team culture that celebrates
differences. In order to build a diverse culture, a
company must be informed and have access to naturally
diverse pool of applicants. That's our core strength-building
diverse talent pools and providing career-enhancing
information."
While Honeywell is committed to diversity initiatives
that compliment corporate growth aspirations and organizational
goals, the value the company places on embracing employee
differences goes beyond gender, racial, ethnic and geographical
differences. The company also takes pride in building
a workforce with different educational background, generations,
thinking styles, family status, sexual orientation,
religion, physical/mental ability/disability and socioeconomic
standards. Towards this end, the company conducts employment
outreach programs, fosters community partnerships with
professional associations, and sponsors ongoing public
service activities.
"At Honeywell we know our competitive strength
is found in the value we create through people,"
says Dickerson. "Right now our goal is to embrace
different styles, backgrounds and strengths across our
company as we grow-and more importantly, to use those
differences to grow effectively and efficiently. We
seek to understand the wide variety of people and organizations
we interact with on a daily basis and be knowledgeable
and respectful of their differences."
Honeywell International Inc.'s ongoing commitment to
best practice diversity outreach and leadership is found
in the industry honors and accolades recently received.
It is on the list of Top 10 Companies to Work for in
America for People with Disabilities. It is also on
the list of Top 50 Companies in America to Work by Woman
Engineer Magazine. Honeywell was recently named the
Most Admired Aerospace Company by Fortune Magazine.
About WorkplaceDiversity.com
WorkplaceDiversity.com (www.WorkplaceDiversity.com)
is the source for diversity talent. The first career
Web site for companies that want to recruit experienced
diversity candidates, it combines leading technology
with diversity and career information from over 2,500
sources. WorkplaceDiversity.com enables experienced
diversity talent to find open positions at companies
that support diversity, and get information and resources
that will help them attain their career goals. For more
information about WorkplaceDiversity.com, please visit
www.WorkplaceDiversity.com
or call 973.992.7311.
About Honeywell
Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing
leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
and services; control technologies for buildings, homes
and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty
chemicals; fibers; and electronic and advanced materials.
Based in Morristown, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded
on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges.
It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones
Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard
& Poor's 500 Index. For additional information about
Honeywell International, please visit www.honeywell.com.
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