I’d like more women to apply to Trail of Bits. 30x more men apply than women on average today. Here are some ways I have tried improving it:
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I hired an intern from that class, Loren, and encouraged her to write about her experience with us.https://blog.trailofbits.com/2015/09/10/summer-trail-of-bits/ …
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I set up low-risk winter, fall, and spring internships so people can try us out without a big commitment.https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/08/09/work-for-us-fall-and-winter-internship-opportunities/ …
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I share our knowledge so newcomers can easily navigate our industry. See our CTF Field Guide for a great example:https://blog.trailofbits.com/2014/05/20/trail-of-bits-releases-the-capture-the-flag-field-guide/ …
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I set up
@EmpireHacking, a welcoming community that lets us meet new people. It has an enforced code of conduct.https://blog.trailofbits.com/2015/05/05/empire-hacking/ …Show this thread -
Trail of Bits executive management includes a woman, Lauren, who I hired to help keep us an excellent place to work as we grow.
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… and our employees love working with us. We’ve only had ONE employee quit in ~6 years to join a new startup.
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I think those were all good ideas but what I’m doing now is not working well enough. I’d love it if more women applied. How do I improve?
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I would be remiss to not mention our applications page if you would like to apply to work with us: http://trailofbits.com/careers/
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