Sunday, July 29, 2012

10365: Hindsight Is Gaining Focus.

According to the website hype, “Hindsight is a curated collection of career wisdom provided by experienced professionals across creative fields, with an emphasis on advertising, design, media, public relations, publishing and production.” The website features videos intended to address “a mentorship gap in the industry,” Hindsight creator Mat Zucker told The New York Times. Zucker and his fellow online mentors are targeting “people coming into the industry and mid-level people who want to move up.” So far, the wisdom providers are not very diverse. There’s one Black woman making a cameo appearance in the Highlights Reel, but she is currently without a solo video. Plus, the website could use some work in the functionality department. If the program is luring White mentees, shouldn’t they be showing the videos to underserved communities and poor residents in the Appalachian Mountains? After all, that’s the standard tactic when seeking future minority candidates.

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