Dear Hiring Manager

Hatchways Podcast

Dear Hiring Manager is a space where we share the stories and experiences of real software engineers trying to break into the tech industry, and open up conversations about the shortfalls of the traditional hiring process. We give voice to those who fall between the cracks in the system, and discuss how we can make the future of the tech industry more inclusive to those facing barriers and coming from non-traditional backgrounds.

  1. 12/04/2023

    Plaid & Segment: On Hiring World-Class Engineers With Job Kits

    In this episode, I chat with Jean-Denis Greze, CTO of Plaid and Tido Carriero former CPO of Segment / SVP of Twilio. We talk about several interesting topics around engineering recruitment. They share the importance of a Job Kit and how this can help tech companies hire and attract the right talent. We talk about the areas companies go wrong most, debate whether soft skills interviews are beneficial or have more downside, and discuss what make a good interviewing question. Jean-Denis and Tido Carriero have created an open source job kit for companies to use and build off of! You can find that here: https://www.hatchways.io/blog/create-a-job-kit For more information about how Hatchways can help you build a more real-world technical interview process, visit: www.hatchways.io

    59 min

  2. 06/04/2023

    Amplitude: On Getting Started with University Recruiting

    In this podcast episode, Emily Sampson, the University Recruiting & Early Career Program Lead at Amplitude, shares her insights on starting a university recruiting program. Amplitude has expanded its intern and new grad hiring across various departments, creating a pipeline of fresh talent. Emily explains the benefits of early career programs, such as DEIB impact, cost savings, long-term talent pipeline, and improved work-life balance for full-time employees. To start a successful program, companies need leadership buy-in, a budget, and dedicated resourcing. Emily offers tips on calculating intern headcounts, managing conversion rates, and selecting partnerships with schools based on the program's goals. Connecting with students can be done through career fairs, student organizations, and intimate gatherings with employee resource groups. Emily shares her favorite tools as well as links and resources in our blog: https://www.hatchways.io/blog/amplitude-on-getting-started-with-university-recruiting For more information about how Hatchways can help you build a more real-world technical interview process, visit www.hatchways.io

    49 min

  3. 31/03/2023

    Webflow: On Diversity Recruiting with Cliff Jadoo

    In this episode of "Dear Hiring Manager," we sat down with Cliff Jadoo, a Technical Recruiter at Webflow, to discuss recruiting diverse talent and how to create an inclusive and positive interviewing experience. Cliff shares valuable insights on inbound and outbound recruiting strategies, as well as tips for creating an interview experience that caters to diverse talent. Some highlights from our conversation include targeting diverse job boards, partnering with diverse organizations, creating a gender-neutral job description, and publishing diversity reports. For outbound recruiting, Cliff emphasizes the importance of not relying solely on referrals and intentionally sourcing diverse talent using various tools and tactics. In creating an interview experience for diverse talent, Cliff recommends using a rubric, being transparent, investing in interviewer training, and having a diverse set of interviewers. He also shares tips on using take-home assessments and reminding candidates about Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in place. To help you get started, we've shared a job description template, tips on joining Slack or Google ERG groups, and some common mistakes to avoid. For these resources and additional links, visit our blog: https://www.hatchways.io/blog/on-recruiting-diversity-with-cliff-jadoo-at-webflow For more information about how Hatchways can help you build a more real-world technical interview process, visit www.hatchways.io

    1 h 1 min

  4. 09/02/2021

    22- How to: Career Shift. From Librarian to Software Developer.

    Carmen is a Librarian turned Software developer. In this episode, she shares how she self-taught her self programming before/after work and on weekends, how she assessed if it was the right career for her, and when it was the right time to quit her job and dedicate full-time hours to job searching. We talk about how employers who want to attract non-traditional talent should change their job descriptions and how they should ignore resumes. Lastly, for career shifters, she recommends some resources on how to get job-ready... including receiving feedback on your skills from Hatchways! To learn more about Hatchways visit: www.hatchways.io   If you would like to be a part of the podcast, let us know here: https://forms.gle/VEowV2sryff84GtcA

    36 min

  5. 08/12/2020

    21- Student Debt and Graduating at 29

    Tony is a hispanic test engineer. After a year at Carnegie Mellon, Tony dropped out as he couldn’t afford to keep paying for classes. Instead, he worked as a waiter, took part-time community college courses and ended up graduating at 29. Interestingly, even though he didn't graduate from Carnegie Mellon, he still got his foot in the door by having it on his resume. To learn more about Hatchways visit: www.hatchways.io   If you would like to be a part of the podcast, let us know here: https://forms.gle/VEowV2sryff84GtcA

    39 min

  6. 03/11/2020

    20- Detecting Bias in Interviews and Negotiating Salary

    Carille is a software engineer at ATB on the innovation team. She hires for their team and as a minority herself (immigrant, female, POC etc.) she knows what it means to create an inclusive hiring process. Listen to our conversation about how she runs interviewing at ATB and how to build a process that encourages diversity. To learn more about Hatchways visit: www.hatchways.io If you would like to be a part of the podcast, let us know here: https://forms.gle/VEowV2sryff84GtcA

    53 min

  7. 13/10/2020

    19- Daybreak Health (YC W20) on Hiring

    Luke is the CTO of Daybreak Health, a startup with a mission to build mental fitness in young people and provide universal access to healthcare in the US. This week we get a look at the other side of the interviewer’s desk as Luke gives some insight as to why the hiring process is as broken as it is, how it can be fixed, and what all is at stake when a company wants to make a change.  Research talked about in our episode: Why feedback can be used as evidence to demonstrate discrimination in the hiring process Candidates generally dislike the standard interview process  Resume bias White-boarding interview bias Female CS graduate rates Learn more about Daybreak Health: www.daybreakhealth.com Apply to jobs at Daybreak here.

    47 min

  8. 06/10/2020

    18- Key takeaways (episodes 13-17)

    This is a summary episode of key takeaways from Episodes 7 through 11 with my interviews with: Alex, who gave up a steady job, took a self-paced bootcamp, and moved to San Francisco, Selali, a self-taught software engineer who struggled with the North American education system and was working as a freelancer in high school, Darren, a senior Finance Manager and working dad who quit his job to become a junior software developer, Minh, a Vietamnese international student currently interning at Google, and Christine, who majored in life sciences, and still managed to get hired as a software engineer out of college. To learn more about Hatchways visit: www.hatchways.io If you would like to be a part of the podcast, let us know here: https://forms.gle/VEowV2sryff84GtcA

    8 min
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Dear Hiring Manager is a space where we share the stories and experiences of real software engineers trying to break into the tech industry, and open up conversations about the shortfalls of the traditional hiring process. We give voice to those who fall between the cracks in the system, and discuss how we can make the future of the tech industry more inclusive to those facing barriers and coming from non-traditional backgrounds.

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  • Création
    Hatchways Podcast
  • Années d’activité
    2020 - 2023
  • Épisodes
    24
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