Who is Hustle Hunters focused on including in an equitable hiring process? And How?

Hustle Hunters is for everyone who is looking to join a startup’s foundational team. Our approach is to identify and learn from groups that have traditionally not been served by the way our society structure roles, organizations and hiring processes. We are in the people business, with an underrepresented minority (URM)-forward focus. We know that when womxn thrive - we all thrive. When Black and Indigenous people thrive - we all thrive. When we have true workplace diversity and belonging - we all thrive.

Likely there’s intersectionality in how you identify with these different groups. But this is how we’re operating now. This will be a continuous journey.

  • Caregivers

    • Childcare support (interviews, happy hours, etc.)

    • Childcare empathy (flexible hours, concrete timelines, condensed meetings, augmented priority lists)

    • Coaching clients around how to provide support while not asking inappropriate questions or making inappropriate assumptions

    • Flexible-forward role support

  • BIPOC Candidates

    • Ensuring that clients have clear reporting pathways for how to share negative experiences (and hold action accountable)

    • Mental health and healing time (time off, leading by example, acknowledging major events and their potential impact explicitly at work)

    • Opportunity to participate (extending the opportunity to under-represented groups from the organization to participate in the hiring processes, but not requiring them to do this work)

    • Coaching to clients around bias reduction

  • The LGBTQ Community

    • Consistent intake, sharing and use of preferred pronouns (for candidates and hiring teams)

    • Opportunity to participate (extending the opportunity to under-represented groups from the organization to participate in the hiring processes, but not requiring them to do this work)

  • Older candidates

    • Client coaching around potential bias and mitigation strategies

  • Candidates with Non-traditional backgrounds and/or pauses in their careers

Are we missing you? Tell us what else would be beneficial to experience as part of the hiring process!

Does anything here not resonate or sit well with you? Please share so we can learn.