Aug 27, 2021
It takes conviction to build a team that aligns with both your values and your requirements. Diversity is important to Diane Yu, Chief Technology Officer of Better, a digital first home ownership company that offers mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowner insurance. Tune in to hear about Diane’s career trajectory, why she believes that the best approach to building a team is to ensure that it’s diverse, and how choosing talent is not just about the present but the future too. We touch on designing your target of talent according to your company culture and Diane tells us why she chooses to hire entrepreneurial people who never take no for an answer. Find out why she prioritizes personal characteristics over past experience and nurtures high performing recruiters within her company, judging this according to both accepted offers and recruited candidates. Diane believes that it is possible to build a team that fulfills both diversity and candidate criteria through building the right pipeline.
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“When the leadership actually puts an extreme focus on talent, you can build the best execution focused team that can win out against large competitors.” — Diane Yu [0:06:38]
“We could
actually change the entire financial industry – how people own a
home, how people get a mortgage, and how people use [that] home to
actually grow their financial wealth.” — Diane Yu
[0:07:17]
“It's
not about how well-spoken you are. It's about whether you have that
mindset to be able to find a solution. If you believe something,
you'll actually do whatever it takes to get there, not letting
anybody stop you on the way.” — Diane Yu
[0:13:58]
“We
need people that are naturally curious and are getting excited
about learning new stuff. You can see that from the interview. You
can see that via the conversation.” — Diane Yu
[0:18:27]
“It actually takes conviction. You cannot just stop at, ‘This is what I want and then let's see how it goes.’ You actually need to look through every step along the way.” — Diane Yu [0:29:25]
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