Sep 29, 2021
In today’s episode of Talk Talent to Me, we are joined by Maria Molin, Head of People at Mavenoid. Maria breaks down her history in recruitment and how her interest in AI learning led her to join Mavenoid. We delve into Mavenoid’s ambitious growth targets, how that has affected employer branding, and unpack some of the methods that Mavenoid has been using to drive hiring outcomes. Maria discusses some of the exciting things that Mavenoid has been doing to foster connection between colleagues during remote work and how they are supporting their hybrid working needs. Hear about Mavenoid’s Unlimited Books policy as well as other ways that they are facilitating skills growth for their employees. Later we take a look at Mavenoid’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and some of the steps they’re taking to increase representation, including partnering with Pink Programming to recruit women in STEM.
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“Even though we hire a lot of new people, I get so happy every time I read what made someone join Mavenoid.” — Maria Molin [0:08:08]
“We also have an unlimited books policy, which a lot of us love. So, essentially, if you buy a pile of books, and you want to take three days off to just like be in your hammock and read your book, you can do that.” — Maria Molin [0:16:17]
“We're also connecting with more female coding schools to reach out to women. There are a lot of women studying STEM right now and I think it's an amazing opportunity to connect with women and get them into the industry.” — Maria Molin [0:22:25]
“The percentage of women in the company has grown a lot, and I would say also working remotely, it's a great opportunity to bring in people from different backgrounds, and that is something that we're really aiming for in all the roles that we're recruiting for.” — Maria Molin [0:23:52]
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