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230 RR Hiring Diversely with Sarah Mei

Oct 21, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast

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Check out and get your ticket for Rails Remote Conf! 02:00 - Sarah Mei Introduction

06:11 - Why It’s Hard to be “The First Person”

Biases
- Mind the Gap - On the unconscious bias we all carry, and how it applies to hiring
- Avdi Grimm: What it’s like to come back to a Ruby project after 6 months

13:27 - Transmitting Cultural Values16:01 - What Companies Can Do

Dev Team Diversity #Realtalk - On the unprecedented opportunity we have right now to diversify our small teams
Everyone has something to learn; Everyone has something to teach (Mentoring)

22:35 - What do you look for in a person as a hiring company?

24:46 - Setting Expectations Around Pairing Sessions

Pairing with Junior Developers - On making sure newer devs can be successful once they're hired

27:45 - Whisper Networks

34:08 - Performance Review

42:15 - “I will help you find a better fit.”

44:40 - Communication Culture

50:43 - Empathy

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