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Article, Ai and automation, DE&I

AI, DEIB and the future of hiring: Cautious curiosity from candidates and hiring managers

Tune into any news source and it’s easy to find coverage of AI. But summing up how people feel about this technology, especially when it comes to hiring? That’s a little more complicated. We conducted a survey of over 2,700 candidates and over 100 HR leaders. Let’s dig into the findings.


Article, Company culture, DE&I

Beyond Pride Month rainbow-washing: How to meaningfully support LGBTQ+ employees

Here’s how you can support your LGBTQ+ employees and be a powerful voice for equality throughout the year.


Article, DE&I

The case for investing in DE&I – even during lean times

Maurice Tuiasosopo Bell, Senior Director of DEIB and People Analytics at Lattice recently chatted with Nia Darville, Greenhouse’s Senior Manager of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Allyship (IDEA) Activations about “Why investing in DE&I is critical during lean times.” Find key highlights in this blog.


Article, DE&I, Distributed hiring & work

The future of hiring: Essential lessons from SXSW 2023

The Greenhouse team headed to SXSW 2023 in Austin, Texas, to share insights on the stage and learn what some of the most successful companies are doing in today’s tough economy – not only to stay afloat, but to flourish. Here are our top lessons so everyone from recruiters to business leaders can get a better understanding of what they can and should do to succeed this year.


Article, Candidate sourcing, DE&I

Talent Makers success stories: Why nontraditional candidate pools lead to great hires

It’s easy to assume that a candidate’s past experience will be a good indicator of their success in a future role, but this thinking can be limiting when you're building a more inclusive hiring process. When growing the Greenhouse Customer Success team, Talent Acquisition Program Manager Generi Talens partnered with Customer Success Senior Managers Kevin Do and Karlan Baumann to look beyond traditional backgrounds and prioritize inclusivity. Read on to learn some of their best tactics and takeaways.


Article, Company culture, DE&I

Greenhouse IT Manager Elena Ackley wants women in tech to take up more space

Greenhouse is excited to celebrate International Women's day by highlighting the inspiring journey of one of our own, IT Manager Elena Ackley. Elena has progressed from an IT Engineer to an IT Manager and now a people leader. Elena feels it’s critical to pay it forward by creating a supportive environment for everyone on her team. We caught up with her to hear about her challenges, triumphs and words of advice as a woman in a typically male-dominated field.


Article, DE&I, Industry news

5 key learnings about talent from the World Economic Forum at Davos 2023

Incorporating diversity and inclusion into your candidate sourcing strategy is essential to find and attract great talent. Some of the best candidates come from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities and have a variety of experiences, perspectives and ideas to bring to the table. Read on to learn about how to broaden and diversify your sourcing efforts in order to tap into a wider range of talented candidates.


Article, DE&I

Why a strong DE&I strategy is crucial for engineering team hiring success

Greenhouse Talent Acquisition Manager Melissa Lobel was recently building out a DE&I strategy for hiring the Data Migration Engineering team at Greenhouse. Through a fortuitous chain of events, all the previous team members had been promoted to other roles, so Melissa found herself needing to build the team from scratch. We caught up with Melissa to hear how she approached this process with a true Talent Maker mentality and committed to creating opportunities for folks from backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented on tech teams.