Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Finance
- Location: Remote
- Company Size: Small (50-200)
- Website: cfpb.github.io
Description:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a federal agency dedicated to ensuring that markets for consumer financial products and services are fair, transparent, and competitive. To support this mission, technologists at the CFPB build external resources for the public and internal tools to help the Bureau run more efficiently.
Key details
Benefits & Perks
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Unionized
- 40-hour work week or overtime
How does this company ensure that employees of color are happy?
“There is a taskforce to make sure people are included, a large "office of civil rights" to independently investigate claims of bias and we have a diverse workforce. We also have mandated inclusion training.”
What next steps are being taken by this company to make it more diverse and inclusive?
“The taskforce is new and looking into mentorship programs and more programming to help inclusion.”
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What was the hiring process like?
“It is long. I submitted a portfolio and had a Google Hangout interview with the team after getting through the initial screen. The time between hearing things can be long and take several months.”
How you can apply
The best way to get through the federal hiring process is to apply to the Technology & Innovation Fellowship. Sign up at their Github page to get details about when it will open.