“There are various organizations undertaking rèsumè banks in this process,” says Peter Zamora, the Washington, D.C. regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which is participating in a Hispanic-focused talent bank effort.
Phillips said he got involved because he hadn’t seen a similar effort in the past that made a push for resumes from a broad array of minorities.
It is common for minority activist groups to mobilize to help members of an individual group to get their rèsumès seen by a new presidential administration. The Asian American Action Fund, for example, is asking its members interested in an Obama administration post to forward their resumes to the organization – as well as to Berkeley’s talent bank. The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 26 Latino advocacy groups, launched its own Web site last week to help Hispanic would-be appointees navigate the process.
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda will host a teleconference call today
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