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An “Internet Applicant” is an individual who satisfies all four of the following criteria: * The individual submitted an expression of interest in employme
by dqv 10y ago
An “Internet Applicant” is an individual who satisfies all four of the following criteria:
* The individual submitted an expression of interest in employment through the Internet or related electronic data technologies;
* The contractor considered the individual for employment in a particular position;
* The individual’s expression of interest indicated that the individual possesses the basic qualifications for the position; and
* The individual, at no point in the contractor’s selection process prior to receiving an offer of employment from the contractor, removed himself or herself from further consideration or otherwise indicated that he/she was no longer interested in the position.
The “basic qualifications” which an applicant must possess means qualifications that the contractor advertised to potential applicants or criteria which the contractor established in advance. In addition, the qualifications must be:
* Noncomparative features of a job seeker (e.g. three years’ experience in a particular position, rather than a comparative requirements such as being one of the top five among the candidates in years of experience);
* Objective (e.g., a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, but not a technical degree from a good school); and
* Relevant to performance of the particular position.
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/faqs/iappfaqs.htm#Q2GI https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/faqs/iappfaqs.htm#...
- morgante 10y agoThanks for linking. Do you know what the specific qualifications were in this case though? The problem is that you could find literally thousands of developers with a CS degree and 3+ years of experience who couldn't program their way out of a paper bag.
- dqv 10y ago>Do you know what the specific qualifications were in this case though? Here is one of the jobs in question (I think): https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/12db3e3a-33ca-4896-b4a5-c853eec3d270 https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/12db3e3a-33ca-4896-b4a5-c853e... It's pretty sparse. It looks like a CS degree is not necessary. Granted, those qualifications also seem vague. That could be bad for Palantir, because it could be argued that most of the people applying met the minimum qualifications. Conversely, it could be bad for the OFCCP because it could be argued that the applicants really did NOT meet the minimum qualifications. It's pretty subjective. If you go to the apply page, the only thing that is absolutely required is a resume, a full name, and an email. Could it be that some people applied thinking that this was all they needed to apply? Maybe Palantir expected everyone to put some kind of proof they had coding experience. Anecdotally, I knew a Chinese guy who had a big Chinese mailing list to talk with other Chinese people across the country. They really helped each other out - ones with great writing skills would write testimonials for Linked Ins. It could be a case that Palantir was shared in a community like this and it was noted that not very much is required to even apply. The OFCCP could be exploiting the same facts: Palantir did not define very many minimum qualifications, so it can be assumed that anyone who applied was qualified.