Appendix C: D&I Reading List

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Technical Recruiting and Hiring

You’re reading an excerpt of The Holloway Guide to Technical Recruiting and Hiring, a book by Osman (Ozzie) Osman and over 45 other contributors. It is the most authoritative resource on growing software engineering teams effectively, written by and for hiring managers, recruiters, interviewers, and candidates. Purchase the book to support the author and the ad-free Holloway reading experience. You get instant digital access, over 800 links and references, commentary and future updates, and a high-quality PDF download.

Effective diversity and inclusion work goes far beyond recruiting. These resources will help you learn more about improving your onboarding process, employee experience, policies, and leadership development with D&I in mind.

General Overview

Foundational Studies

Additional Research and Data

Economic and Business Advantages

Why Inclusion Matters

Bias

Costs and Consequences

Myth-Busting

Pay and Compensation

Personal Narratives

Examples of Successful Efforts

Allyship and Intersectionality

Tools and Companies

  • #DiversifyYourFeed — Application that analyzes the gender balance of the user’s Twitter feed

  • Textio — Products that review and suggest alternatives to gendered language in job postings and other written communications

  • The Tech Connection — Recruitment platform that supports the professional development of untapped technical talent

  • Diversitytech.co — Collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech (scholarships, events, job board, etc.)

  • Code 2040 — Nonprofit offering programs that connect Black & Latinx tech talent with companies, mentors, and peers

  • Tech Ladies — Membership organization offering a collection of resources for women in tech (webinars, job board, etc.)

  • BRAID (Building, Recruiting, And Inclusion for Diversity) — Partnership of universities and companies committed to increasing the participation of students from underrepresented groups in computer science programs

  • Lesbians Who Tech — Community for queer women in tech and their allies

  • Recurse Center — Free, self-directed educational retreat in NYC for individuals hoping to improve their programming

  • Pursuit — Training program for adults that helps them get their first tech jobs, advance their careers, and become leaders

  • Fullstack Academy — Coding bootcamp with campuses in New York and Chicago

Job Descriptions and Interviews

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Appendix D: Tools and Products

We’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of all the available tools/products and companies in the recruiting and hiring space. While we can’t make recommendations for what will work for your team and needs, this is a resource that can help you with research and comparison.

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NameDescriptionMaturity of product/companyPricePurpose
AdaptilabML-specific assessments.New (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingSourcing
AevySimilar to Nettrons and Fetcher (Sweden based)New (startup < 50 ppl)SubscriptionSourcing
AgaveLower-priced ATSNew (startup < 50 ppl)$15–$30/seat; Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
AirtableDatabase and spreadsheet tool, wide variety of usesMature (wider market)Free; SubscriptionGeneral tooling
AngelListComprehensive offerings for companies and candidates, largely (but not exclusively) focused on startupsUbiquitous (must know about)A-List Paid: 20% of each hire; Source: $99+/monthMulti-use platform
AvatureEnterprise ATS companyEstablished nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database
BambooHR techMature (wider market)$6.19–$8.25/seat per monthHR Tech
BeameryTalent Relationship Management (TRM) (UK based)Established niche$75/seat per monthEngagement
BetterWorksHR techEstablished nicheCustom pricingHR Tech
BoonTool to manage and encourage in-house referrals.New (startup < 50 ppl)$99/monthReferrals
BullhornFor multiple recruiting sources to pull together a single viewEstablished niche$99/month; Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
CareerBuilderLarger scale job site, better for accounting, clerical, retail, etc. Not well suited to tech hiring. Caters to a more Midwestern audience.Mature (wider market)$219-499/month; $375 per jobSourcing
Clara LabsInterview scheduling toolYoung (team <100 ppl or not established)UnknownGeneral tooling
ClearCompanyTRM solutionMature (wider market)Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
Code PilotGeneral-purpose AI company with an assessment tool where companies can choose any environment, language, database, etc.New (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingAssessment
Code Signal(Formerly Code Fights) Similar to Kaggle in terms of having a competitive angle.New (startup < 50 ppl)$22.50–$67.50/seat per month; Custom pricingAssessment
CoderPadShared coding tool for watching candidates codeMature (wider market)General tooling
CodilityAutomatically scored reportsNew (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingAssessment
ConnectifierPlugin exclusively for LinkedIn Recruiter that gives e-mail addresses.Ubiquitous (must know about)Free option; Recruiter: $100–$1000/monthEngagement
ConneryHR consulting firmUbiquitous (must know about)Custom pricingMulti-use platform
ContactOutLinkedIn email address finder. Competitor to Connectifier.New (startup < 50 ppl)UnknownEngagement
Criteria CorpPsychometric evaluationMature (wider market)Custom pricing; SubscriptionAssessment
Culture AmpHR techEstablished nicheCustom pricingHR Tech
Discover.lyBrowser extension for social media profile informationNew (startup < 50 ppl)FreeDataset
Divine GroupPsychometric evaluationMature (wider market)Custom pricingAssessment
DomoData platformMature (wider market)Custom pricingAnalytics
DraftedTool to manage and encourage in-house referrals.New (startup < 50 ppl)$10+/seat per monthReferrals
Dux-SoupAutomated LinkedIn connection toolEstablished niche$11.25–$41.25/user per month; Free optionEngagement
EightfoldATS mining for larger enterprises.Young (team <100 ppl or not established)UnknownSourcing; Internal Hiring
Entelo EnvoyTalent Relationship Management (TRM). Competing product to Beamery.Established nicheUnknownEngagement
ExcelLongstanding data entry, spreadsheet, analysis toolUbiquitous (must know about)$5–$12.50/user per month (business); $99–$149/year (personal); FreeMulti-use platform
FetcherAutomated research tool that researches additional profiles based on ones you tag.New (startup < 50 ppl)SubscriptionSourcing
Find Emails(Formerly Toofr) Contact info datasetNew (startup < 50 ppl)$19/month (up to 500); $9/month (up to 2500); $99/month (up to 10K)Dataset
FindemManaged service for outbound sourcing, they run the campaign for you. Don’t promise hires, offers, etc.New (startup < 50 ppl)$60K/yearSourcing
FindThatEmail address datasetEstablished nicheFreeDataset
Gem(Formerly ZenSourcer) Integrates with Greenhouse. Competitor to TopFunnel. Any company that can afford a sourcing team is a potential customer.Young (team <100 ppl or not established)Custom pricingEngagement
GitHubSource of record for anyone who does open source.Ubiquitous (must know about)FreeMulti-use platform
GlassdoorCompany reviews for candidates, job postings, salary research, culture marketing and branding for a company.Ubiquitous (must know about)$199–$699/monthMulti-use platform
GmeliusGmail integrationNew (startup < 50 ppl)Free; $9 per user/month; $19 per user/month; $49 per user/monthGeneral tooling
GoodTimeInterview scheduling tool.New (startup < 50 ppl)$1250–$2500/month; Custom pricingGeneral tooling
GreenhouseTop ATS platform. Competitor to Lever.Established nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database
GustoHR techMature (wider market)$6–$12/seat per month (plus $39–$149 “base price”)HR Tech
HackerEarthAssessment toolEstablished niche$119–$275/month per seat; Custom pricingAssessment
HackerRankLargest company in this category in terms of customers, revenueEstablished niche$249/mo–$7188/year; Custom pricingAssessment
HandshakeUniversity recruitingNew (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricing; Free optionUniversity Hiring
Hire by GoogleATS integrated with GSuite (retired in 2020)Mature (wider market)$2400–$12K/yearATS/CRM/Database
Hired Marketplace matching employers and candidatesMature (wider market)Custom pricingMarketplace
HiretualManaged service for outbound sourcing.New (startup < 50 ppl)$89/month; Custom pricingSourcing
HiretualJob site, sourcing, contact dataset, and engagement offeringsNew (startup < 50 ppl)$890/year (up to 200 contacts); Custom pricingSourcing; Dataset
HireVue Assessment platform and ATSEstablished nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database; Assessment
HumanPredictionsML-based candidate marketplaceYoung (team <100 ppl or not established)$5K–$30K/yearSourcing
HunterEmail address datasetNew (startup < 50 ppl)$49–$399/month; FreeDataset
iCIMSHigh volume enterprise solutionMature (wider market)Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
IndeedLarger scale, lower-skilled job site. Not typically used for tech hiringUbiquitous (must know about)10% salary of hired canddiates; Free option; Pay per clickSourcing
interviewing.ioAnonymity and feedback is the real selling point here.New (startup < 50 ppl)Per hire or subscription pricingAssessment
InterviewScheduleInterview scheduling tool.General tooling
JazzATS with lots of integration to other toolsEstablished niche$39–$309/monthATS/CRM/Database
JobJetDataset of resume, contact, social, and demographic informationNew (startup < 50 ppl)$29–$59/seat per monthDataset
JobviteLongstanding ATS companyMature (wider market)$4K–$100K/yearATS/CRM/Database
JopwellHiring URM knowledge worker candidates. Target the high end universities.Young (team <100 ppl or not established)SubscriptionSourcing
JumpstartUniversity recruitingNew (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingUniversity Hiring
KaggleLargely data science-specific, with competitions where recruiters can see the resultsEstablished nicheFreeAssessment
LatticeHR techNew (startup < 50 ppl)$9–$12/seat per month; Custom pricingHR Tech
LeadIQDataset of resume, contact, social, and demographic information (largely targeted at sales professionals)New (startup < 50 ppl)$60/month (up to 300 prospects); Custom pricingDataset
LeverTop ATS platform. Competitor to GreenHouse.Established nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database
Lever NurtureTalent Relationship Management (TRM). Competing product to Beamery.Established nicheUnknownEngagement
LinkedInImportant and comprehensive platform for research and profiles in existence.Ubiquitous (must know about)Free option; Premium: $50–$100/month; Recruiter: $100–$1000/monthMulti-use platform
LinkedIn RecruiterThe must-have outbound channel for recruiters and hiring managers.Ubiquitous (must know about)Recruiter: $100–$1000/monthSourcing
LookerBI and visualization toolEstablished nicheCustom pricingAnalytics
LoxoAI-based ATS.New (startup < 50 ppl)$79–$99/monthATS/CRM/Database
LushaDataset of resume, contact, social, and demographic informationEstablished niche$149/month (300 credits); $75/month (120 credits); Custom pricing; Free optionDataset
MixMaxGeneral scheduling toolGeneral tooling
MonsterLarger scale job site, better for accounting, clerical, retail, etc. Not well suited to tech hiring.Ubiquitous (must know about)$249–$999/month; Free optionSourcing
NettronsSemantic automation research tool. Extracts intent from semantic analysis, pairs companies with selected candidates for “pitch” sessions.New (startup < 50 ppl)$99/month per role; Custom pricingSourcing
NewtonSimilar to ThriveTRM, a lightweight ATS, more for search than running a team.Established nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database
People Data LabsDataset of resume, contact, social, and demographic informationNew (startup < 50 ppl)$0.10 per match after 1K; Custom pricing; First 1K freeDataset
PiplPeople search and contact dataEstablished niche$.02–$0.40 per matchDataset
Predictive IndexPsychometric evaluationEstablished nicheCustom pricingAssessment
PrevuePsychometric evaluationMature (wider market)Custom pricingAssessment
Py (Hired Assessments)Assessment platformYoung (team <100 ppl or not established)Custom pricingAssessment
Qualified.ioAssessment platformNew (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricing
RadfordHR consulting firm that also provides salary and compensation dataMature (wider market)Custom pricingDataset
Recruiter FlowATS startupNew (startup < 50 ppl)$59–$129/monthATS/CRM/Database; Sourcing
RecruitifiA crowdsourcing recruiting platform that provides employers a way to source talent by letting them select and post jobs privately to up to 250 “expert” recruiters.New (startup < 50 ppl)$50/posting; 14% of first-year salarySourcing
ReflektiveHR techEstablished nicheCustom pricingHR Tech
Remote.comFor hiring remote talent.Established niche$295/posting; 10% of project cost per successful hire; Custom pricing,FreeSourcing
Resource.ioOutbound sourcing and TRMNew (startup < 50 ppl)Sourcing
RocketReachEmail and phone datasetNew (startup < 50 ppl)$79–$349/monthDataset
SearchlightFocused on back-channel reference checkingNew (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingReferencing
SignalHireBrowser extension for collecting email addresses, phone numbers, and social media profiles for candidatesNew (startup < 50 ppl)$79–$99/month; Custom pricing; FreeSourcing
SimpplerEmployee referrals productNew (startup < 50 ppl)$3–$5/seat per month; Custom pricing; Implementation feesReferrals
SkillSurveySourcing, referrals, and referencesEstablished nicheCustom pricing; SubscriptionSourcing; Referrals; Referecing
Smart RecruitersEnterprise ATS company.Established nicheCustom pricingATS/CRM/Database
Snov.ioCold outreach (email find/verify and send)New (startup < 50 ppl)$49–$139/month; Custom pricingDataset
SourceressManaged service to do outbound. The most human-heavy of outbound managed services (A/B testing content to see what works).New (startup < 50 ppl)$120-150K/yearSourcing
Sourcing.ioSearchable database of engineers with proprietary taxonomy. Also scrapes company employee graphs for referral purposes.New (startup < 50 ppl)$199/seat per monthReferrals; Internal Hiring
SuccessFactors(SAP) Full enterprise HR suite with recruiting modules.Mature (wider market)Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
TableauData analysis and visualization toolMature (wider market)$12/seat per month (100 seats); $22.50–$67.50/seat per month; $35/seat per month (5 seats); Custom pricingAnalytics
Takehome.ioStartup working on timeboxing for takehome problems.Young (team <100 ppl or not established)Free option; $20/candidate; $20/month (unlimited)Assessment
Talent.ioEuropean-based marketplace that matches employers to candidatesYoung (team <100 ppl or not established)15% of annual salary on start date or 1% of monthly salary for 18 monthsSourcing
TalentWallProject management and visualizationNew (startup < 50 ppl)UnknownGeneral tooling
Taleo(Oracle) Full enterprise HR and recruiting suite.Mature (wider market)Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
TeamableTool to manage and encourage in-house referrals.New (startup < 50 ppl)UnknownReferrals
Thrive TRMBuilt by recruiters (True Search) for their recruiting use case.Young (team <100 ppl or not established)Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
TopFunnelAutomated engagement, managed sourcing service similar to Findem.New (startup < 50 ppl)Custom pricingEngagement
TripleByteLargely focused on YCombinator companies and growth-stage startup ecosystem.New (startup < 50 ppl)$7+ per hire; Tiered pricing by targetsAssessment
TwitterResearch and networkingUbiquitous (must know about)FreeMulti-use platform
UncommonAI-based inbound sourcing startupNew (startup < 50 ppl)$100–$400/seat; Custom pricingSourcing
Underdog.ioCurated recruiting marketplaceNew (startup < 50 ppl)SubscriptionSourcing; Marketplace
VetteryAI-based marketplace matching employers and candidatesNew (startup < 50 ppl)15% of the hire’s first year base salaryMarketplace
Who’s Hiring? (HackerNews monthly thread)Companies can post short descriptions here each month—Hacker News has a large and dedicated developer followingEstablished nicheFreeSourcing; Engagement
WorkableATS platformEstablished niche$99/job per month; Custom pricingATS/CRM/Database
Zip RecruiterLarge platform that’s been around for a long time.Mature (wider market)$249–$1569/monthSourcing
Zoho RecruitEnterprise software company. Easy to implement and modularize.Mature (wider market)$22.50–$67.50/seat per monthATS/CRM/Database
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