Code Like A Girl Places Over 130 Women Into Tech Jobs With Help From Vervoe

The challenge

Women make up less than 24% of the technology workforce, and Code Like A Girl’s coding internship program receives applications on a rolling basis in high volume. The founders needed a way to quickly identify applicants with the attributes that predict a successful coding career, regardless of background.

The approach

Vervoe helps the organization process internship applications from students and career changers, screening for a desire to learn and a passion for technology rather than prior credentials, letting applicants show their strengths directly so the selection team can quickly gauge who is likely to succeed.

The results

Code Like A Girl can now handle hundreds of internship applications at once, assessing each applicant’s motivation and inviting only the most suitable candidates to interview. The organization has placed more than 130 women into tech jobs to date, and the automated process has helped the internship program scale without adding administrative overhead.