We know you’ve seen them – the job postings enticing skilled talent to come work for this awesome new start-up in town. Perhaps, right now, you are this awesome new startup that is hiring staff. The pay is good, but it’s not going to match a consulting firm…and you need people to work as hard, if not harder. Diversity is important to your culture and conversations of being diverse are ubiquitous in the tech field, so how might you find talent and encourage underrepresented skilled workers, (i.e., minorities, women, etc) to pursue careers in high-demand jobs, like yours?

Engage with our panel of experts, CEOs, and executives about the value of specifying the in-demand skills that you need and how skills from untraditional backgrounds are transferable to the job you are hiring for. The talent that you hire is the bedrock of your organization-don’t be fooled by bad proxies or resumes that seem impressive, but can’t be leveraged.

Panelists:
Beth Cobert, CEO, Skillful (former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management and longtime leader at McKinsey & Company)
Josh Winter, Director of Career Pathways, Microsoft
Kathleen Brenk, Vice President of Human Resources at TruStile Doors
Matt Gee, CEO, BrightHive
Tyler Hartung, VP, Aunt Bertha

Moderators:
Allison Bajet, Skillful
Alexandra Peterson, Skillful