Jopwell and Pinterest join forces for next generation workforce
NEW YORK, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinterest is working with Jopwell, a web based minority hiring platform, to continue building a diverse and efficient workforce.
Founded in July 2014 by Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams, Jopwell is a tech-enabled recruiting platform that helps companies identify, connect with, and hire minority candidates for internships, entry-level, and experienced hiring opportunities. To accomplish this, Jopwell partners with companies from a variety of industries and, through its proprietary technology, allows them to search and filter through a pipeline of talented minority candidates from all over the country. Current partners leveraging the Jopwell platform include Facebook, MasterCard, McKesson, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, Teach For America in addition to others.
"We are very excited to work with Pinterest during this exciting growth phase of their company," said Porter Braswell CEO of Jopwell. "As Pinterest grows globally, it's placing a major importance on creating a workforce that represents its diverse user base of people across the world, with a variety of interests. We are ecstatic about this relationship, and are looking forward to working with the Pinterest team!"
Launched in 2010, Pinterest is based in San Francisco, California. Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool where people discover and save ideas for recipes to cook, products to buy, places to travel, and more. The mission of Pinterest is to help people discover the things they love, and inspire them to go do those things in real life.
"Our goal at Pinterest is to help everyone in the world lead more inspired lives, and we believe that having a diverse team is crucial to making that happen," said Abby Maldonado, Diversity Programs Specialist, Pinterest. "That's why we're proud to hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and we look forward to working with Jopwell to fulfill our vision."
Jopwell will be assisting Pinterest with all its hiring needs ranging across divisions and levels. The company will also assist Pinterest in thinking about creative ways and best practices to not only hire more diverse talent, but also ensuring they have long lasting careers.
For further information about Jopwell, please visit www.Jopwell.com or contact [email protected].
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