EPISODE · Sep 7, 2016 · 49 MIN
276 RR Hiring and Retention with Kenzi Connor
from Ruby Rogues · host Charles M Wood
1:15 - Introducing Kenzi ConnorCloud CityCloud City TwitterKenzi Connor’s TwitterEmail: [email protected]:15 - Senior developer vs Junior developer: Sustainability and hiring8:25 - Examining the “senior-obsessed field”10:00 - Importance of sustainability12:35 - Lottery-ticket thinking13:35 - Solutions to the junior vs senior dilemma21:10 - Diversity and productivity23:50 - Effective management strategies31:00 - Strategies for going from a high-conformity company to a more diverse companyMarco Rogers Twitter FeedHarvard study - gender discrimination in the hiring process36:05 - Why junior developers leave your companyDead Sea EffectPicks: Mandy Moore (Sam) Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World by Caroline Yoachim (Jessica)Foreign exchange students (Charles) Octavia Butler (Kenzi) Black Girls Code (Kenzi) Special Guest: Kenzi Connor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
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1:15 - Introducing Kenzi ConnorCloud CityCloud City TwitterKenzi Connor’s TwitterEmail: [email protected]:15 - Senior developer vs Junior developer: Sustainability and hiring8:25 - Examining the “senior-obsessed field”10:00 - Importance of sustainability12:35 - Lottery-ticket thinking13:35 - Solutions to the junior vs senior dilemma21:10 - Diversity and productivity23:50 - Effective management strategies31:00 - Strategies for going from a high-conformity company to a more diverse companyMarco Rogers Twitter FeedHarvard study - gender discrimination in the hiring process36:05 - Why junior developers leave your companyDead Sea EffectPicks: Mandy Moore (Sam) Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World by Caroline Yoachim (Jessica)Foreign exchange students (Charles) Octavia Butler (Kenzi) Black Girls Code (Kenzi) Special Guest: Kenzi Connor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
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