31 | The Inclusive Hiring Playbook: From Role Scoping to Fair Compensation - Jenn Gardner @ CharterUp

In this episode, Gareth Webb sits down with Jenn Gardener to talk everything about building successful teams - creating effective position definition & evaluation, promoting DEI in hiring, enhancing interviewing & assessment practices, and driving salary transparency and compensation alignment.
CHAPTERS[01:20] Jenn’s background at CharterUp and prior experience[03:15] CharterUp’s unique value prop in the transportation market[07:06] Bringing people together - defining as culture vs community[10:00] What has Jenn done to counter “feeling on an island” [16:26] Defining and building out positions for critical hires[17:51] Every role gets a scorecard[21:07] The problem with job specs [22:33] Combating those opposed to setting up scorecards & putting in the upfront work[24:51] DEI - making the position more accessible to all types of talent
[27:37] DEI - interview & assessment[31:02] Maintaining a consistent interview process to avoid biases[35:07] Live interview training[36:04] How to dig out actual performance from good interviewers[42:09] Salary/compensation transparency[45:01] Tools to help benchmark comp[54:37] Leading as an example and being clear with communications [01:01:23] Advice to founders regarding salary compensation and transparency[01:08.27] What is more difficult than it needs to be when it comes to hiring [01:10:19] Where to Connect with Jenn[01:11:12] Closing Remarks
RESOURCES MENTIONEDPave - real-time compensation data - https://www.pave.com/ Carta - equity benchmarking - https://carta.com/ Gravie - benefits platform - https://www.gravie.com/ 
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