[Verse 1] Sarah from Stanford, Marcus from State Ten résumés floating, all looking the same White male engineers from identical schools Time to expand where your talent hunt roams Cast wider nets in untapped pools HBCUs and community colleges hold Brilliant minds waiting for chances untold [Chorus] D-I-E, Diversity's the key Build your pipeline wide and free Source, Screen, Include, Succeed D-I-E, that's what teams need Strip the bias, plant the seed Everyone deserves to lead [Verse 2] Blind résumé screening, remove the names ZIP codes and schools that trigger our brains Structured interviews, same questions for all No "culture fit" filtering promising calls Pair programming tests beat whiteboard stress Judge the solutions, not who wrote less Multiple voices in every hire decision [Chorus] D-I-E, Diversity's the key Build your pipeline wide and free Source, Screen, Include, Succeed D-I-E, that's what teams need Strip the bias, plant the seed Everyone deserves to lead [Bridge] Psychological safety lets voices emerge Different perspectives help products converge Mentorship circles, not old boys' clubs Flexible schedules, accessible hubs When Maya speaks Mandarin, Juan codes in Spanish Fresh solutions from minds that aren't vanished [Verse 3] Measure your metrics, track who gets promoted Count who speaks up when ideas get voted Inclusive language in every code review Amplify quieter teammates, not just the few Retention matters more than the hire Belonging builds what bias would tire [Chorus] D-I-E, Diversity's the key Build your pipeline wide and free Source, Screen, Include, Succeed D-I-E, that's what teams need Strip the bias, plant the seed Everyone deserves to lead [Outro] Engineering excellence grows From the garden where difference shows Every background, every voice Makes innovation the obvious choice
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