Company
Date Published
Aug. 30, 2018
Author
Lee Sam
Word count
908
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Anil Karavadra, EMEA Head of Business Development at Cloudflare, shares his experience in building a diverse team since he joined the company. He emphasizes the importance of having a diverse workforce to better understand and relate to customers from different backgrounds. To increase gender diversity on his team, Anil changed job descriptions to be more gender-neutral and included language requirements in the job titles. These changes led to an almost 50:50 mix between male and female candidates. He advises hiring managers to check their processes and make small adjustments that can have a significant impact on attracting diverse talent.