Arionna Shannon-DiPietro

Arionna leads Etsy’s recently created DEI Talent Acquisition Strategy Team; they champion inclusive hiring, DEI sourcing, strategic partnerships, emerging talent programs, employer brand and employee referral programming.  As a tenacious ally to all underrepresented communities Arionna strives to create inclusive spaces for all Talent considering Etsy as their next career move.  

Prior to taking on this strategic programmatic role, Arionna built and led recruiting teams at Etsy and for The Estee Lauder Companies’ Online and Travel Retail Divisions. 

Arionna Shannon-DiPietro’s Session(s)

9:00 a.m.–9:35 a.m. PST —

Keynote Session: Inclusive Interviewing: Building a Hiring Process that Mitigates Bias

Join Arionna Shannon-DiPietro, Senior Manager, DEI Talent Acquisition Strategy to learn about how Etsy has implemented an inclusive and equitable interviewing practice.  Over the last two years Etsy has seen unprecedented growth, so a standardized hiring process that is intentional, transparent and strives to provide every candidate with the opportunity to do their best has been pivotal in building Etsy’s diverse workforce so rapidly. 

In this presentation Arionna will:

• Define what competency based hiring means at Etsy
• Teach you how to build a competency based hiring practice applicable across all areas of your business 
• Identify common biases that appear in interviewing and how to mitigate their effects