Episode 003: Hiring People For Diversity with LaToya Allen of SheNomads

Greater Than Code

• Episode: Episode 003: Hiring People For Diversity with LaToya Allen of SheNomads
• Website: Greater Than Code
• Feed URL: https://www.greaterthancode.com/feed/podcast
• Published: 2016-10-13 03:33

Panelists: Coraline Ada Ehmke | Jessica Kerr | Sam Livingston-Gray | David Brady | Astrid Countee Guest Starring: LaToya Allen SheNomads Big Cartel Show Notes: 00:16 – Welcome to “Well, Technically...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:34 – SheNomads LaToya Allen’s Introduction 03:18 – Dear Tech Companies: Focus on Diversity, Not Foosball 08:14 – How does “the team photo” reflect on you and your company? 10:33 – Article Backlash; Interviewing/Hiring People for Diversity Mental health Bechdel test for women in male-dominated fields: Have *I* talked to another woman today about something related to my work? — amy nguyen (@amyngyn) October 10, 2016 15:11 – The Talking-Over-People Culture Ruby DCamp We are (currently) listener supported! Support us via Patreon! Thank you, Ryder Timberlake, for your support! 17:37 – Improving Job Postings; How do you find a company to work for that’s good? “Save your ninja moves for the alley!” ~ Jessica Kerr 23:16 – What is something that your company or coworkers or someone at work did that made you feel included? 26:18 – “Signaling” 30:54 – The SheNomads Job Board and the Vetting Process Commitment to diversity inclusion Provide meaningful work Offer reasonable pay 33:33 – #talkpay Salary Negotiation with Ashley Powell Use Google / Indeed.com Talk to recruiters Talk to your peers 35:56 – SheNomads and Remote Work Women in Tech Wellness: Chicago We are (currently) listener supported! Support us via Patreon! Thank you, Kurtis Rainbolt-Greene, for your support!   Takeaways: Dave: Thinking more about signaling. Astrid: I’m not the only person turned off by ninja-stuff. Coraline: Bringing marketing personas into the recruiting process. Sam: Recognizing the impulse to interrupt and taking a step back. LaToya: Thank you for Greater Than Code! Jessica: Gratitude for remote work and diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Listener Call to Action: If you are not a remote worker, talk to management and see if you can work from home one day per week to introduce the idea of remote work and prove that you are effective and efficient even if you are not present in the office. If you are in a management position, go work from home yourself at least one day per week, so you can build some empathy for what it’s like to be on the other side of those tools and that divide, so you can more effectively incorporate your more distributed teammates. For company sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Check out what goes into our editing process: A Letter From The Editor Transcript: JESSICA:  Good morning. I'm Jessica Kerr, better known as @jessitron. And today, I am happy to welcome you to everyone's favorite podcast "Well, Technically…" SAM:  Oh, yeah. I'm going to have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you there, Jessica. The name of the podcast that we all discussed was Greater Than Code, if I remember correctly. JESSICA:  Greater Than Code! CORALINE:  I kind of like the way that sounds. SAM:  Yeah, it's kind of cool. Anyway, hi. I'm Sam Livingston-Gray and I am here to welcome Dave Brady to the show as well. DAVID:  Nice correction. [Laughs] CORALINE:  We love you, Dave. DAVID:  Oh, my gosh. That’s amazing. Thank you. Good morning everyone from sunny and cold Utah, where I left my office window open all night and I have regrets because my fingers are frozen. Today, it is my great honor to be on the podcast with Astrid Countee. ASTRID:  Thanks Dave. I can't believe that it's cold in Utah. Do you know that it's like 85 degrees here in Texas so I envy your coldness. And I want to welcome to podcast, Coraline, [whispers - oh, I forgot your last name]. CORALINE:  Oh, it's okay. It's Coraline Ada Ehmke and I'm really happy to be here today. It is cold and gray in Chicago but I am goth as spock and I don't mind. [Laughter] CORALINE:  So Jessica, who do we have on our show today?