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The Karat team traveled to Austin, Texas last week to attend the first AfroTech conference since the pandemic, following two years of virtual events. The conference, hosted by Blavity, Inc, is one of the largest Black professional tech conferences. Over 15,000 Black professionals gathered for five days, to learn, network and discover their next tech […]

It has been a tough few weeks for tech workers, with waves of layoffs rippling across the industry. Thousands of newly unemployed people and their families are struggling to figure out what’s next. But there is reason for hope. Tech talent is still—and will continue to be—the backbone of the economy. And while some big-name […]

When we launched Brilliant Black Minds, we knew we were onto something big. The tech industry is our generation’s greatest driver of wealth, but less than five percent of software engineers are Black. We committed to changing that through Brilliant Black Minds – our movement to double the number of Black engineers – where we […]

“We want to build products for the communities we want to serve.” -Serena Williams at TechCrunch Disrupt. It’s been a welcome return to in-person event season this fall, and naturally, Serena Williams, Karat’s champion of brilliance, didn’t disappoint in her first keynote appearance since retiring from tennis. At TechCrunch Disrupt, Serena shared insights on her […]

Each fall, university recruiting (UR) season kicks off — and with it, the race to hire top talent. The labor market has been tight throughout 2022, and many companies are feeling the pressure to attract a diverse pool of promising candidates. Filling software engineering and development roles can be particularly challenging, so it’s important to […]

I joined Karat two years ago as one of the company’s first female engineers, so I was excited when I heard that Karat’s Real Talk series – a free and open space for members of the tech community to share their experiences – would be focused on women in engineering. We had  five incredible female […]

Last week, I had the privilege of attending White House National HBCU Week. My colleague, Anthony Mays, and I were guests of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and we were able to spend time with NSBE CEO, Janeen Uzzell. It was an inspiring and fitting setting for our conversation because we launched our […]

According to new research from Karat and The Harris Poll, the top technical hiring leaders interview more, prioritize speed, and benefit from diversity, equity, and inclusion investments SEATTLE – July 28, 2022 – Karat, the world’s largest interviewing company, today released its 2022 Tech Hiring Trends report to help companies continue to hire strong technical […]

Business and technology leaders frequently ask how they can hire faster AND make progress on critical diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. In fact, they usually talk about these goals as mutually exclusive. But I believe this is a false tradeoff. At Karat, we’ve found that the redo – offering every candidate the opportunity to redo […]