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It's important to find out if you're going to be

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able to thrive at a new company as an LGBTQ

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plus job seeker. A glass do study earlier this

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year showed that 45% of employed LGBTQ plus Americans say

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they believe being out at work could hurt their careers

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. Experts say these questions will help identify inclusive companies

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. Huff Post suggests asking quote, what are the

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LGBT Q plus friendly benefits you offer then watch for

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the tone and body language of how the interviewer reacts

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to being asked this question. The site also suggests

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asking quote, is there an LGBT Q plus employee

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resource group, London School of Economics and Political Science

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suggests asking quote, what does your LGBT Q plus

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social media presence look like check linkedin and see if

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the company has champion any LGBT Q plus employees or

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celebrations. Harvard suggests asking quote, what language does

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the company use during correspondence. Experts say if an

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employer asks your pronouns or included in their own email

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signature, that's a great sign. Working in an

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environment that's not supportive can be taxing for an employee

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according to Harvard, one in three employees who identify

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as LGBT Q plus have not come out at work

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to avoid discrimination.