#BreakTheBias: Honest conversations with Skedulo women this International Women’s Day
Below is an article originally written by Silvia Zhang, and published on March 2, 2022. Go to Skedulo's company page on PowerToFly to see their open positions and learn more.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is just around the corner and we’re very excited to be honoring and celebrating this day.
We recognize that tech has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, and see this as a chance to have honest conversations with the inspiring women who work at Skedulo and have built a successful career in tech.
This year’s IWD global theme is #BreakTheBias, and we have several internal and external initiatives to drive awareness and discussion. This is an opportune time to talk about unconscious biases and ask, “How can we break gender bias?” Here are a few ways we will do this over the coming week, as we prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.

Celebrating International Women’s Day through committing to Break the Bias
We are interviewing women from all walks of life, in countries around the world who work at Skedulo.
Our goal is to find out about their experience building a career in the tech world, their role models, challenges, inspiration, advice to other women who are entering a male-dominated industry, and what International Women’s Day means to them.
#BreakTheBias - Pamela Rausis @ Skedulo

Learn everything you can about the industry. You got to know it better than the people around you. And trust that. Trust what makes you different is good.Pamela Rausis. Global Project Enablement Manager - San Francisco
#BreakTheBias - Uyen Nguyen @ Skedulo

Be respectful, supportive, and stand up for women in your home, society, and your workplace. And be mindful about unconscious biases that you may have that limit women to live to their fullestUyen Nguyen. Technical Product Manager - Ho Chi Minh
#BreakTheBias - Laura Przybek @ Skedulo

It’s the opportunity. It’s giving them the space and giving them the time to do it. I think in the workplace, a lot of things will fall onto men and there’s a lot of room to actually consider women who are in that position as well.Laura Przybek. Director of Marketing - London
#BreakTheBias - Jeanne Mariani @ Skedulo

Bring your gifts and talents and be confident. So many times I hear women apologizing for themselves or second guessing themselves. Learn and grow all you can to better understand how to navigate that world and make an impact.Jeanne Mariani. EVP of Finance - San Francisco
#BreakTheBias - Hannah Jessop @ Skedulo

I met challenges head on, and that provided me with an incredible opportunity to make a positive impact in any situation.Hannah Jessop. Project Manager - Brisbane
Panel Discussion
On March 8, we will hold a panel event to showcase the contributions and achievements of several women at Skedulo. Discussions will also focus on this year’s theme of #BreakTheBias, so we can understand the panelist’s perspective on how bias presents itself and what can be done to remove it.
Our CEO Matt Fairhurst, who is an active supporter of empowering women to enter and succeed in tech roles, will kick off the event.
Continuing the conversation
As well as our internal #BreakTheBias commitment, we will be sharing our experiences and thoughts on social media to elevate International Women’s Day and raise awareness for this year’s theme.
It’s a day that aligns closely with Skedulo Heart and our values, and connects with other initiatives we have engaged in over the years including UNIQ You and the Deloitte & Salesforce Talent Alliance Digital Compass program.
All of us have an opportunity to help close the gender equality gap. I hope you will join me during International Women’s Day in acknowledging the achievements of women and engaging in conversations which challenge gender bias and stereotypes.
Aurora Solar - Inside the Company! Career Development Opportunities
💎 Want to work at Aurora Solar? Take a peek into the company and learn about their engineering team! Watch the video until the end to check all the open positions!
📼 The Aurora Solar company relies on passionate people who care about what they build and about each other. In this video, you'll meet Thusha Agampodi, Director of Engineering at Aurora Solar. Thusha will reveal a bit about the engineering team and what they do every day to create an environment where everyone can share their diverse perspectives.
📼 Aurora Solar company has a ton of roles open in their engineering organization right now, like front and backend engineers, QA engineers, UX designers, and product managers. And the list keeps growing!
📼 At Aurora Solar, the engineering organization is broken into small teams called “pods” that collaborate with other teams within the company. Building good relationships between team members has never been more crucial because most people work remotely. Thusha thinks it’s necessary to be intentional about taking time to build trust with each other within a team. So they have a lot of groups in Slack for shared interests to talk about things outside of work and get to know each other. Thusha loves seeing her teammates’ children and pets drop in on video calls!
Inside Aurora Solar Company - Career Growth
Thusha believes understanding the next steps in your career is really important. As for her personal experience, she didn't always have the clarity required to get to the next step in her career. At Aurora Solar, they’ve spent a lot of effort creating career ladders for every role in the company with clear guidance as to what's required to get to the next steps. As Thusha points out, these are not easy conversations to have. So they want to make them accessible to everyone by providing training to managers and individual contributors so that everybody can have a clear view of career progression.
🧑💼 The engineering team at Aurora Solar is growing! Make sure you don't miss any of their open positions. To apply, click here.
More About Aurora Solar
At Aurora Solar, they are building a digital platform that powers the solar industry. Their platform helps solar companies streamline complex and costly manual processes, so they can focus on what matters – driving solar adoption at scale. They are a collaborative team of sustainable energy enthusiasts who love what they do. Join them on their mission to drop the costs of solar for everyone, everywhere. They are venture-backed and have won several engineering grants from the US Department of Energy and Stanford University. If you care about applying your talents towards building something that truly makes a difference, Aurora Solar would love to hear from you!
Inside the Engineering Team at Turo + Job Opportunities!
💎 If you're looking for engineering job opportunities, the engineering team at Turo is the one for you! Watch the video until the end to learn more about growing your technical and soft skills and how you'd impact the business by joining the company!
📼 Make sure to catch all the engineering job opportunities currently available at Turo. In this video, you'll meet Linda Zhang, Director of Engineering at Turo, who will share a bit about the engineering team, how you can thrive, plus what the company looks for in candidates.
📼 Before applying for one of the many engineering job opportunities at Turo, get to know the company and the team. They organize their product development teams by domain: Guest, Host, and Risk Protection, each responsible for an area of their product. Several cross-functional teams exist under each domain, represented by a dedicated product manager and designers. Each group owns the project from the beginning to the end and is responsible for defining the customer experience and delivering on the business metrics that support Turo's goals and mission.
📼 What roles can you find within Turo's engineering job opportunities? The company is hiring engineers on all platforms and at all levels. Specifically, they're looking for senior-level and above with (typically) four-plus years of experience. During your interviews, they will evaluate technical skills and soft skills based on their company core values. On the technical side, the team wants you to be passionate about technology, comfortable in your chosen language, and possess the skills necessary to solve problems efficiently and effectively. You should be able to articulate the trade-offs for your decisions. On the soft skills side, Turo would like you to talk about your experience and projects you're proud of and how you collaborated with and supported others.
Engineering Job Opportunities at Turo - What Do You Need to Thrive?
For you to thrive at Turo, you'll want to exercise the company's four core values: being supportive, down-to-earth, pioneering, and efficient. At Turo, team members help each other, challenge each other, and collaborate. As Linda puts it, "We're humble, transparent, and we lead without being arrogant. We encourage people to get out of their comfort zone and try new things. We're rational and react quickly."
🧑💼 The engineering team at Turo is growing! Make sure you don't miss any of their open positions. To apply, click here.
More About Turo
Turo is the world's largest car-sharing marketplace. You can book the perfect vehicle for your next adventure from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, Canada, and the UK. Recognized as A Great Place to Work®, Turo prides itself on creating a supportive, down-to-earth, pioneering, and efficient work environment. As a community-centered company, they embrace diverse talent from all backgrounds and from all over the globe. They care deeply for their work, for each other, and for their mission to put the world's 1.5+ billion cars to better use.
Headway Job Interview - Get Ready to Apply!
💎 Are you considering applying for a job at Headway? Get these tips from a recruiter to ace your interview!
📼 Watch this video to prepare for your Headway job interview. In this video, you’ll meet Brehanna Skaletski, Studio Experience Manager with Headway, who will walk you through the process and talk about some of the key questions they ask. When you are ready to apply, you’ll know exactly what the company is looking for!
📼 To ace your Headway job interview, one of the first things to know is that the recruiters are a little less traditional regarding resumes. While you will be asked to upload your resume as part of the online application process, Headway recruiters are more focused on your experience and how it can be applied to the position. Your education and exact background are not as important. What matters is showing the interviewer what you will take from your previous experiences and how you will apply it to the role that you’re hoping to get.
📼 Something to do before your Headway job interview is to become familiar with the application process. Headway has a six-step interview process that starts with an online application. From there, someone from the team will reach out for the first round of interviews. Here, you’ll sit down with recruiters who will ask questions, learn your story, figure out why Headway will be a great next fit for you, and how you and the company can build that journey together. Of course, they want to hear your questions as well at that stage. In step number three, you'll take two assessments. From there, you’ll move to skills exercise and debrief, where you can tell the interviewer what you did and why you did it. The last step is a team fit with a couple of potential colleagues. They will want you to dive in with the team who will be your new coworkers and make sure that you feel comfortable as you continue through the process. Hopefully, this will lead to step number six: receiving your hiring offer!
A Headway Job - What is it Like to Work at Headway?
Like Brehanna says: “We have this quote: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." When you join Headway’s team, you’ll get your onboarding budget to set up your home office with all the tools and equipment needed to be successful. You'll probably start with a team lunch on your first week. Don’t miss Brehanna’s insight on all the fun things the team at Headway does: from weekly lunches to traveling twice a year for company get-togethers!
🧑💼 Are you interested in joining Headway? They have open positions! To learn more, click here.
Get To Know Brehanna
Brehanna is an experienced business development manager with a demonstrated history of working in the nonprofit and healthcare industry. She’s skilled in nonprofit organizations, remote work, sales, marketing, strategy, communications, event management, organizational leadership, and management. In addition, she’s a strong sales professional who’s currently earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from St. Norbert College. If you are interested in a career at Headway, you can connect with her on LinkedIn!
More About Headway
Headway is looking for talented and open-minded creatives to help build software that makes a difference. At Headway, they partner with startups and corporations to craft beautiful software through thoughtful, user-driven design and passionate execution. The company values open, honest communication, transparency in all things, and collaboration while working toward common goals for the team and the clients they serve. So what’s it like to be a part of the Headway crew? They're not just developers, designers, and product strategists. They're all consultants, too. Each crew member has unique experiences and skills to help clients and Headway chart a better course for smooth sailing.