Minted avoids diversity quotas in favor of a meritocratic hiring process
Mariam Naficy · 20VC: The Right Way For Founders To Think About Capital Efficiency, How To Create A Culture of Continuous Learning & The Secret To Talent Assessment and Optimisation with Mariam Naficy, Founder & CEO @ Minted · Mar 2, 2018 · at 18:50
Mariam Naficy, Founder and CEO of Minted, describes her company's stance on talent evaluation, hiring, and internal diversity goals.
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“We're not a company that says we must have this level of diversity at all levels. We are a company that says we must have a bias free and meritocratic process to evaluating sourcing talent and evaluating it.”
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