Diversity, Pipelines, College Alumni, and You
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Tech companies use a vague “pipeline” excuse while 2015 BLS data show 8.6% Black representation in computer and math jobs and top campus recruiting funnels (top 25 schools, UMich #17) skew hiring. Concrete fixes: stop sourcing only from alma maters, recruit at HBCUs and Hispanic-serving institutions, sponsor minority-focused conferences and partner with talent vendors like JobWell or Diversity.com, tap Slack/Facebook groups and Twitter hashtags (#BlackCreativeJobs, #rainydayjobs), and remove blunt GPA filters — intentional outreach, not luck, moves candidates into interviews.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:23The one thing standing in the way of diversity in the tech industry.
- 0:35Diversity, Pipelines, College Alumni, and You
- 3:52The way pipeline is used is kind of like a bait and switch...
- 4:48Underrepresented Minorities are disproportionately unemployed and underemployed
- 6:41The 25 Most Wanted New-Grad Alumni in 2017 Tech
- 18:44Avoid your Alma Mater, try
- 21:15Minority Serving Professional Organizations
- 22:062.5 Minority serving professional conferences
- 23:26Word of Mouth is your friend (social media is too)
- 28:38Minority serving talent agencies
- 29:38Not involved in hiring? Advocate for these in your company anyway
- 30:16And that's it. How do you feel?
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