Can you tear down our job description please?https://www.equi.com/

CindyTong·Aug 19, 2021

Posted in:Advice Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Hello Elphers:

We’ve been on a search for a founding senior backend engineer at Equi for some time and I’ve been deeply disappointed with the lack of diversity in the candidates we’ve had. To be clear, I do not believe that diversity is (just) a sourcing problem, but I want to be proactive about building feedback into every stage of how we approach attracting, hiring, and retaining talent.

Some channels where we have shared the opportunity:

LinkedIn, Angelist, Elpha, We build black, DevChat, Rand Leadership, Ladies Get Paid, Products by Women, Latinas in Tech, TechMasters, Mind the Product, WW Code, Operation Code, Techwell Hub, Women in Tech, Women in Fintech, Fintech Folk.

I would love any advice and candid feedback from you on how can we improve our job description, as well as any recommendations on additional distribution channels to target.

I appreciate this community and your sage words

tanmayisai·Aug 19, 2021

Something I've seen in diverse-candidate friendly job descriptions is that they include "you do not have to qualify for ALL the requirements in order to apply" and then also distributing it in the right channels. I'm sure there are other things that are helpful too, so I look forward to seeing more responses!

CindyTong·Aug 20, 2021

Great point! It can definitely serve as a barrier to those who are of the mindset of applying only when they feel like they meet ALL of the requirements (me). Do you have any recommendations on channels? I've updated my post above to include a list of where we've shared the opportunity. Thank you!

teresaman·Aug 19, 2021

I would also run your JD through this to detect and gender-biased language, if you haven't already! https://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/

CindyTong·Aug 20, 2021

Thank you! I did run our description through that site and appreciate you sharing this tip :)

reed·Aug 20, 2021

Sometimes it's less about the description itself and more about where it's being posted. If people don't know, they can't apply.

CindyTong·Aug 20, 2021

Absolutely! I updated the posting with some channels we've shared the oppt on. If you have any other recommendations, would love to hear them! Thanks

stephaniecn·Aug 21, 2021

Other channels you could consider distributing in:HIREBLACKBlacks in Technology TechqueriaRemotePOCJopwell Include.ioDiversify Tech