Katherine McCord: Hire the Person, not their wrapper

May 12

We all know that discrimination runs rampant in the application process, right? That is why we need both mindset and technology to help eliminate bias in the workplace. Katherine McCord is a tech diva leading change in the hiring space with her wisdom and as a leader for an application aimed to improve and eliminate bias in hiring. We discuss trends in diversity hiring and best practices when you are looking for a job. Tune in as we discuss topics like branding and networking. Get out of your comfort zone and tune in to get 1% better. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.

“Never live in your comfort zone. Just stay out of it. Don't go out of it, don't step out of it. Stay out of it.” - Katherine McCord

✨If you are looking for hiring software from a company that takes DEI seriously, then make sure you check out Titan Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Join the future of hiring and reach out for a demo today: www.TitanATS.com

Katherine has been fascinated with recruiting since childhood. She founded Titan Management in 2014 with the dream of innovating hiring, and to help entrepreneurs realize their visions without breaking the bank. In 2020, Titan began work on their patent-pending anti-bias applicant tracking system. Katherine is also striving to improve the hiring process on a national level by spreading good practices and generating proactive conversations via media. In April 2020, she founded a career show, Career Launch Live. She is innovating in the space and impacting trends in hiring and recruiting work.

What would a world look like without resumes? She shares that almost 90% of professionals do not know how ro create a resume and over 60% of recruiters can’t properly scan a resume. That is why we can leverage technology and more modern job tools to help source qualified candidates.

Katherine shares her feedback from talking with many diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders and found that many of them offer three things that help make them successful in the space:

Strong listening skills
Employer branding that reflects your culture
Networking with diverse groups

We talk about how important it is level the playing field for those looking for a job and the importance of job seekers to find a job they are really excited about. She also gave some additional tips for those looking for job to help them find one more successfully that include:

Reaching out to network with recruiters
Posting often on Linked in to create your brand
Following up with people using video or a voice message
Standing out in the process by going the extra mile
Bringing your creative ideas to the hiring manager
Do your research on the company and the people you are interviewing with

She reminds us to create that strong personal brand and stay outside the comfort zone. Katherine drops tons of “gems” in this podcast, but remember that if you are on the hiring side of the game to hire the person, not the wrapping.

In this episode, we discuss the following topics around hiring and diversity:

🔥 Trends in Diversity Hiring

🔥 Best practices from DEI leaders

🔥 Tips on how to stand out in an interview process

Resource Links:

🚨Check out her amazing software here: www.TitanATS.com

Get more tips like this from her own show: Career Launch Live

Watch Katherine and I talk more about Women in Tech on an episode of Career Launch Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSDovUVRkeg&t=744s

Connect with Katherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mccord-093bb343/

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