059: Hiring and Interviewing

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Parent Driven Development 059: Hiring and Interviewing Jess, Chris S, and Allison discuss the hiring and interviewing process in tech. They share their experience as the interviewee, as well as the interviewer. The team identifies the underlying bias in the process, good signs and bad signs, and why it's important to set up a potential interviewee in the best environment possible. 01:45 Hiring and Interviewing in tech Jess writes a book and gets a new job How to reduce bias in interviewing process 03:33 Tech interviews hinder parents and caregivers Take-home vs pairing session Hiring managers should set up the interviewee in the best possible scenario 6-8 hours for a take-home test, unrealistic for caregivings 09:50 How to access talent Everyway is flawed Take-home - kids constantly interrupting Paired - many engineers are introverted Solutions: Short at-home mixed with pairing, or problem prompt 13:30 Bias How to reduce: rubric for every round, being aware of the bias Allison asks about parental leave, and feels the tone shift drastically Legal protection, but a lot of fuzzy areas 16:45 Good signs for parents interviewing Its a non-event when a child pops into the room while on a call Companies reward evenly Talk with team members outside the interviewing committee Talk with someone you relate to on the team, mom, trans, BIPOC, etc 20:30 Bad signs for parents interviewing The entire tone changes after asking about parental leave.. Judgmental, leadership team of non-parents 22:00 Handing flexibility Ask about parental leave, primary and secondary leave Be honest with needs Workplace flexibility 28:37 Genius / fail Jess deals with her son having accidents constantly Chris and his kids play board games and jam out to all songs names satellite Allison’s daughter sparks chaos when she leaves her room after bedtime… but soon learns to stay in her room to tire herself out. How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Jess Allison Chris SSponsored By:The Preschool Box: Hey parents, whether you are going back to school or learning from home, the Preschool Box is here to help! The Preschool Box is all about helping children unlock their potential by making learning FUN! Each month, The Preschool Box will send you a box packed full of engaging and educational activities with a focus on reading and math skills that will prepare your little one for success in school. It’s AMAZING! These monthly “work at your own pace” activities encourage learning, reading, and creativity in kiddos ages 3-6 and each box has an array of hands on activities, crafts, and worksheets -- which you can structure to match your child’s pace and level of development! And the best part is that every box has a set of focus skills so each month you get new and exciting material to work on! The work you do at home NOW with your kids is SO important for their future! Let The Preschool Box help you and your child have fun learning together! Head over right now to: thepreschoolbox.com and use code "PARENTDRIVEN" to get $5 off your first preschool box! Promo Code: PARENTDRIVEN