After listening to a session by Elisa Camahort at the BlogHer conference I began to think that I haven’t hired many women since I’ve been in the tech industry. At one time or another I’ve been in a position to hire for Software Developers, IT Managers, and Technical Project Managers. Maybe it’s a reflection on the recruiters I use or the areas where I look for qualified candidates but I can only think of a couple of instances where a woman was hired. I can think of many instances where I didn’t have a single woman apply for the position especially for IT and Developers jobs.
In my current position I hire Technical Project Mangers or Technical Producers. I’d say that our clients are split 60% male and 40% female. I currently do not have a single woman on my team. Is it wrong to say that the next I hire for one of these positions I’d prefer a women? My problem comes when I ask for referrals or post the job to our company website or Craigslist because, in the past, few women have applied for the job. As a company I’d say we have a fairly balanced group of men and women, but not in the technical groups.
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