Topic: Benefit of Hiring Talent Outside the Transit Industry
Description:
Our project looks at the real value of bringing in people from different professional, cultural, and community backgrounds, and what that means for the riders we serve. Through interviews across our organizations, we'll explore how lived experience, soft skills, and non-traditional career paths make our teams stronger. When our workforce reflects the communities we serve, we're better equipped to understand their needs, respond to real-world challenges, and build services that actually work for everyone. Our goal is to make the case that diversity of background isn't just a hiring checkbox, it's how transit agencies become more innovative, responsive, and connected to every rider in every community.
Juan Higuera, LIT Board Member, LITLA Graduate 2022
Team 6 White Paper Final Draft.pdf
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k5YV_6LwnNDjbFgeAPL03GtOMDP9SVyY/view?usp=drive_link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k5YV_6LwnNDjbFgeAPL03GtOMDP9SVyY/view?usp=drive_link)