---
type: podcast
authors:
  - alex-patterson
  - brittney-postma
episode: 22
recording_date: March 8, 2022 12:00 PM
season: 2
published: published
podcast: CodingCat.dev
chapters_done: true
cloudinary_convert: false
cover: https://media.codingcat.dev/image/upload/main-codingcatdev-photo/building-connections.jpg
devto: https://dev.to/codingcatdev/222-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented-5hk
excerpt: We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented.
guests:
  - nick-dejesus
  - pariss-athena
hashnode: https://hashnode.codingcat.dev/podcast-2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented
picks:
  [
    { author: 'alex-patterson', name: 'SVGOMG', site: 'https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/' },
    {
      author: 'alex-patterson',
      name: 'SVGR - Transform SVGs into React components',
      site: 'https://react-svgr.com/playground/'
    },
    { author: 'alex-patterson', name: 'Refactr.tech', site: 'https://www.refactr.tech/' },
    { author: 'brittney-postma', name: 'Women of Jamstack', site: 'https://womenofjamstack.com' },
    { author: 'brittney-postma', name: 'Quordle', site: 'https://www.quordle.com/' },
    { author: 'brittney-postma', name: 'Render ATL', site: 'https://www.renderatl.com/speakers' }
  ]
slug: 2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented
sponsors:
  - builder-io
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QRl4DJaj6fFjXg9emXiFR?si=GQ5SNoHjQO2hxVQN1K9Xdg
start: May 11, 2022
title: Building Connections for the Underrepresented
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw
---

## Questions

1. Pariss and Nick, can you give us a quick intro about yourselves.
2. Can you give us a brief intro and some background on how [Black Tech Pipeline](https://blacktechpipeline.com/) got started?
3. How does the recruitment process work?
4. What are the requirements for job listings?
   1. [Job Board](https://blacktechpipeline.com/jobs)
5. What's the best way to get involved?
6. Equal Pay, how is this affected?
