ATX Diversity in Tech Meetup: Balanced Interview Panels to Avoid Interview Bias
Details
Austin Tech Diversity Meetup: Balanced Interview Panels to Avoid Interview Bias.
This meetup is 100% FREE.
Format:
This time we are doing a fireside chat with industry leaders to discuss solutions to avoid interview bias and how to create balanced interview panels.
Panelists:
• Lani Rosales - COO at The American Genius & The Real Daily; co-founder of #BASHH (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BASHH?src=hash) and Austin Digital Jobs (ADJ)
• Amanda Contreras - People Operations at Google
• Cordero Davis - Indeed
What?
This meetup's goal is to promote women and minorities who are or want to be doing something in tech. We want to hear from them, their ideas, their stories, their startups, their business, etc.
When?
The meetup is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16th and starts at 6:00 PM. We'll have free snacks and drinks for all attendees.
Where?
This meetup will take place at Galvanize's place, they are located at:
119 Nueces Street
Austin, TX 78701
Parking
$5 parking in Galvanize's garage after 6 PM
Click here to see map (https://goo.gl/maps/xnpMvmwoQ8U2)
We need your help
I need volunteers! need people to help be at the door the day of the event, and also people to help out clean up after it ends. The time commitment is probably 30 minutes.
We need to spread the word about this meetup. Please tell your friends and co-workers about it, together we can make a dent on this diversity in tech issue.
Also, if you are in a position to support our meetup financially, please do so here:
https://secure.meetup.com/Austin-Tech-Meetup/contribute/ ( https://secure.meetup.com/Austin-Tech-Meetup/contribute/ )
Agenda
We heard you! and we are allocating more time to free networking this time :)
6:00 - 6:30 PM - Networking (drinks and snacks available)
6:30 - 7:00 PM - Startup / Ideas Pitches
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Fireside Chat - If you want to participate as a speaker, please send me an email to meetup@ontechies.com
Sponsors: WP Engine, Webmica.com, Galvanize (Thanks!!)
Speakers:
TBA
Thanks!