education developing a pre-trained talent pipeline from the disabled community , allowing NBC to access an untapped and underrepresented workforce , paving the way for a historic increase in disability representation at one of the world ' s most recognizable media companies .
Talent from the pipeline were heavily featured in NBC Sports ' groundbreaking coverage of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics . In addition , those in the hosting roles were the first-ever disabled hosts in NBCs history of the Paralympic coverage .
What changes do you anticipate in the employment market , and how is Making Space preparing to lead these changes ?
The Bureau Labor of Statistics recently released the most soughtafter skills and how relevant they are for current and future jobs by employers in the U . S . The majority are skills that disabled people have naturally .
Making Space has developed " Making Space AI ," a tool embedded within a candidate ' s Making Space profile that turns the lived experience of disability into transferable skills , positioning what has traditionally been seen as weakness into a competitive advantage .
What are some of the crucial partnerships contributing along Making Space ' s journey ?
We are proud to have partnerships with Netflix , NBC , Amazon , WGU and Indeed among others . Outside of our enterprise partnerships , we have community partnerships with organizations and other disability-owned companies which is incredibly important and we welcome anyone who is interested to get in touch with us .
Are there any upcoming projects we should look out for ?
Making Space and Indeed will soon be releasing a course that is tied to many job openings for AI Prompt Engineering and another for Sustainability related roles . Be
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