The Mobile User Acquisition Show 👨💻How to hire the best - and dismantle systemic biases against black, Latino & brown folks in your company: with Anish Shah (Founder & CEO at Bring Ruckus) 👨🏿
My guest today is Anish Shah. Anish is the founder and CEO of Bring Ruckus, a firm focused on attracting, vetting and recruiting the best talent in growth.
Today’s episode is one that is very very significant to me. Yes of course, black, Latino and underrepresented folks have vocalized their frustrations against structural racism in American society. I’ve had some personal acquaintance with this sort of systemic racism in many contexts - without going into too much detail, I’ll just say some of these jeopardized my home, livelihood and career in ways that at the time seemed irreparable.
For these reasons, everything that’s happening in America today has been very much on my mind - as is the most important question: what do we do about it?
I’m glad to have on the show today Anish, who has thought clearly about racial bias and the subtle forms it takes - from the perspective of having seen hundreds of executive hiring decisions from up close.
For folks who are asking themselves - “how did we get here? And what can we do about systemic racism in our own companies and professional communities?,” perhaps this episode will provide some answers.
Key Highlights:
👀 What Anish sees as key patterns of bias when companies he works with are looking to hire a senior level exec.
🤩 What most startup founders look for in key hires.
🚵 Why more diversity in VC can lead to more diversity among founders - and thus to more diversity among hires.
👨 What characterizes founders who are typically open to overcoming their biases.
🙋♂️ What founders can do once they do realize they may have some bias in their hiring processes.
🤔 What form of bias is much more common than ethnicity or gender.
👩 For a company that notices they have very few women on their team, is it a good idea to only interview women for their next open role?
3️⃣ How to think about culture fit - and the three elements that can make for a clearer definition of culture fit.
👍How hiring outside the mold can be beneficial to a company.
✅ There is truth to the fact that underrepresented people are frequently disenfranchised.
⛔ What underrepresented people can do as they choose not to work for a company that is not diverse.
🔎 How networking can empower underrepresented folks in their job search.
Check out the full transcript and show notes here: https://mobileuseracquisitionshow.com/episode/how-to-hire-the-best-and-dismantle-systemic-biases-against-black-latino-brown-folks-in-your-company-with-anish-shah-founder-ceo-at-bring-ruckus/
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