Magical Thinking - Anonymous employee Pinterest Employee Review

Thank you for sharing your perspective with us. We wanted to give some additional information about our Diversity goals/efforts. Last year, Pinterest was one of the first companies to publicly commit to specific hiring goals. To build a strategy for inclusion, this year we hired Candice Morgan as our Head of Diversity and have commitment from our entire leadership team to treat our diversity goals like any other business goal. We're trying a number of things to effect our diversity numbers and meet our goals including changing how we recruit. Pinterest has been increasing our University Recruiting efforts to include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). We've also launched an apprenticeship program to identify candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, and an early identification program for freshman students from underrepresented backgrounds. We also recognize that people need to see leaders who look like them to know that a career in the tech industry is a viable option for them. That’s why we’re committing to a stronger version of a Rooney Rule-type requirement that every interview for a leadership position include one female candidate and one candidate from an underrepresented minority group. We also have a partnership with Paradigm, a firm specializing in building diverse and inclusive workplaces. Together we work on Inclusion Labs, which are real time inclusive interventions we test using research methods. We have published blog posts on interventions around belonging, referrals, and university recruiting and will share what's working and where we can grow even stronger. We recognize that we aren't where we want to be in terms of Diversity but we're definitely working hard to change that. Thanks again for sharing your feedback.