This week on Untapped, Mita Mallick, Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact at Carta, stopped by to discuss what organizations need to be thinking about when they hire their first Chief Diversity Officer and vice versa, what DEI leaders should be asking a company before taking a new position. Mita also shares what organizations can do for working mothers who have lost their job during the pandemic, how DEI leaders can work through diversity fatigue, and the direction of data in our current talent landscape. 

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• Why did so many companies last year wake up in regards to DEI?
• What are the questions that leaders should ask themselves before hiring a Chief DEI officer? 
• Why do resources and budget matter so much to the success of a DEI strategy and leader? 
• Where is the talent industry moving in a direction of data? Should companies be data brave or data blind? 
• How is inclusion a driver of the business?
• What is the pandemic leave of absence? 
• What is a returnship program? And what should you be thinking about when implementing this? 

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Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

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This week on Untapped, we have a special recording of a LinkedIn Live panel featuring Talent & DEI leaders, Caroline Escalante, Sean Cervera, and Katelyn Amidon as they discuss how to build an effective DEI strategy.  

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• What your top DEI priorities should be when building out a plan
• How to successfully implement a DEI strategy
• What do you need to have in place for it to be set up for success? 
• The biggest mistakes to avoid 
• What the future of DEI looks like
• What trends will we be seeing around DEI?

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week on Untapped we sat down with the accomplished Torin Ellis and discussed his approach to tackling DEI, how this work should be focused on promise over punishment, and what the real ROI of DEI is. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The real ways DEI has changed in 2021 
• How you need to shift your relationship with power
• As new letters are being added to DEI, like DEIBJ, what are the implications?
• What is the Torin Ellis approach to DEI?
• What can leaders do when they are afraid and paralyzed by saying the wrong thing?
• What does promise over punishment mean? And why does Torin think it’s so important for people to understand this concept?
• What is going to happen to companies that want to leave politics out of the workplace? 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week on Untapped, we chatted with Anna Oakes, who helps organizations, teams, and leaders enhance performance through a focus on humanity and the bottom line. We spoke about how we bring more humanity into our work and the decisions that we make, how to create an “Intraneprenual culture,” and current shifts we’re seeing in company culture. 

In this episode, find out:

• What actually is company culture and how should companies be thinking about it?
• What is intrapreneurship? 
• What is the current state of belonging?
• How do you design experiences for folks who may not be in seat yet?
• How do we normalize talking about mental health? 
• How can we bring more humanity to our work environment? 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week HR expert, Tim Sackett, stopped by to chat about the talent landscape today, trends we are seeing with diversity recruiting, and how SMBs and mid-market organizations can compete with unicorn brands. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Where the talent landscape is today, especially in a post-pandemic world 
• Current trends in talent and DEI practices  
• If you’re not a unicorn brand, how you can compete in this landscape 
• Tim’s suggestions for tackling DE&I for SMBs and mid-market organizations
• If the great resignation is real and what the future of work looks like 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week Caroline Escalante, who has over 17+ years of experience building and leading high-performing Global Talent and People teams and Organizations with a focus and lens on Culture and DE&I at both large (Google) and small (Headspace) companies, joined Untapped to discuss being intentional with DEI. We dove into the difference between a top-down versus a bottoms-up approach, ways you can experiment and innovate your talent practices, and much more.  

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to convince leaders to utilize different talent practices and patterns
• How to incorporate experimentation and innovation into your talent & D&I practices 
• That talent is no longer a buyers market 
• What can be done right now even if you don't have a D&I leader in seat yet 
• If the trend of wellness days off is actually helpful 
• A top-down approach versus a bottoms-up approach to DEI

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week we had the pleasure of speaking with one of our Software Developers, Kassian Eaton, who shares their experience being non-binary in a heavily gendered industry. We discuss ways organizations can foster non-binary inclusion and create a place where the LGBTQIA+ community can do their best work.  

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What companies can do for the LGBTQIA+ community to create an inclusive and welcoming interview process
• The power of a name 
• Administrative and day-to-day challenges that talent teams need to consider when creating an environment that is set up for everyone  
• How to best operate if you misgender someone 
• How working from home can provide some relief for the LGBTQIA+ community 
• Deep inequities that exist in the office setting that doesn’t happen at home 
• One thing talent leaders can do to support the trans community 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week we sat down with Drift’s Chief People Officer, Dena Upton, to discuss how to build an equitable workplace in a remote-first environment, how to build pay equity into your culture, and how to ready your organization for DE&I on day one.  

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The evolution of DE&I in the last two years and how it’s affected businesses
• The post-pandemic impact on employees and DE&I 
• Where DE&I should sit within an organization
• Why and how to think about diversity, equity, and inclusion on day one
• How to think about pay equity, especially in a remote-first work environment 
• How to navigate building a digital-first workplace

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

This week we had the pleasure of chatting with Emily Cardner, Senior Manager, Campus & Recruiting Programs at MongoDB about how to remove barriers to entry when recruiting untapped talent. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why it’s not about "lowering the hiring bar"—it’s about extending the bar 
• What GenZ candidates value today and want from their employers
• What are some tools and tactics that help eliminate imposter syndrome of historically overlooked talent
• What recruitment experiences have changed since the pandemic 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters

The importance of belonging in the workplace with Travis Robinson, Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Spotify. 

This week, Travis Robinson stops by to discuss how Spotify is creating an inclusive community within its product and within its organization. Travis shares how he developed and evolved his Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging strategy. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What is belonging — and what does it look like in the workplace? 
• The power of storytelling and how you should be thinking about it 
• The problem of emerging brands often turning to bigger organizations to replicate DE&I practices 
• What organizations can be doing right now, in the near future, and long-term 

Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting.

Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.

https://www.untapped.io/recruiters