He added, "You have to extend your hand and let people know you're thinking about diversity and that's where diverse candidates come from".
There's no harm in trying to grow the pipeline of diverse candidates, but the lack of diversity in tech is due to more than just a pipeline problem.
It is generally known that recruiters access diversity Web sites and organizations in search of diverse candidates.
Silicon Valley has a huge diversity problem, but a blunt instrument hiring quotas for diverse candidates still isn't the answer, according to Slack head of engineering Leslie Miley.
Silicon Valley has a huge diversity problem, but a blunt instrument hiring quotas for diverse candidates still isn't the answer, according to Slack head of engineering Leslie Miley.
If you're not getting diverse candidates into the pipeline, it's hard to make diversity hires.
People talk about increasing diversity in a company by doing things like hiring more "diverse" candidates.
Sarah Wagener, vice president of talent acquisition and diversity at Pandora, agreed during the panel that pushing to hire more diverse candidates is the "right thing" to do.
It is so easy," he said of finding diverse candidates.
Boards should develop a system for identifying diverse candidates.
Now they have more diverse candidates and are back "in touch".
