Toby Egbuna

Co-Founder & CEO, Chezie · 1 appearance on the record.

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Opinion
Egbuna: Companies were not serious about diversity roles before 2020
“And this is three years ago before everything happened last summer. So like, you know, there were jobs out there, but companies weren't really serious about hiring for it.”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 16:29 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna
Opinion
Toby Egbuna: Glassdoor reviews are one-size-fits-all and lack demographic context
“Like, I mean, everyone uses Glassdoor, but I think Glassdoor is just very... It's very one size fits all. You know, a lot of the reviews that they have are very hot or cold. It's very much like, I didn't get the job. This company sucks. Don't ever work here. O…”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 18:07 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna
Opinion
Egbuna: Job seekers lack insight into marginalized workplace experiences
“There's not really a way for you to know what it's like to be black or, you know, in her case, a black woman or gay or disabled or whatever at a company.”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 17:14 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna
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Toby Egbuna: Chezzi has 1,400 stories and roughly 1,200 users
“We Have about 1400 stories from companies at some companies like Google, Goldman Sachs, Facebook. We have around 1200 people signed up for our platform, maybe around 1212 150. I haven't checked today.”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 19:43 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna
Opinion
Toby Egbuna: Diversity recruiting relies on passive 'post and pray' methods
“Every company right now is trying to recruit diverse talent, but they're all just kind of like posting some jobs over here and hoping that they get found.”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 20:21 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna
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Egbuna: Most initial Chezzi reviews are positive, not company-bashing
“When people hear about, think of like a glass door for minorities, they immediately think like people are coming here to bash their companies. That's not the case. A lot of the stories that we've gathered are positive.”
Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 ▶ 22:37 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna May 11, 2021 9m
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