Yasmina has recently completed her PhD on networks and career entry and has been working as a strategic consultant for NGOs and start ups on diversity and community and employee management.
She loves what she does and she loves challenging people’s perception of things.
Yasmina lives in Berlin and is still trying to figure out this city – but she loves the internationality here. She’s a passionate player of all kinds of games – video and board alike – and a dedicated coffee lover.
The positives and negatives of networks and tech hiring
In a fast developing industry such as tech, the acquisition and retention of talent is a crucial success factor. Often, hiring through personal networks can lead to a quicker and more successful hiring process than traditional methods – and sometimes contacts can even encourage under-represented groups to apply for positions they wouldn’t consider otherwise.
