“I don’t qualify” and other tales: impact of hiring processes on diversity on open source

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OpenStack-run internships (Google Summer of Code and others) place 55 interns over time with at least 15 from diverse geographies, use Gerrit patch history and code reviews as hiring signals, and pair mentors for bug triage, reviews and feature work; programs increase entry diversity but many interns drop off after onboarding, hiring teams often ignore contribution history in interviews, some employers hire remote junior devs (City Network reports two current openings) and company vs community mentoring yields different day‑to‑day support.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:50Meet the panelists
3. 1:30Internship programs
4. 3:18Maris experience
5. 7:15Matts experience
6. 9:38Mentoring programs
7. 12:42Maris story

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