When I was just beginning to interview, I was taught the "can do, will do, will fit" criteria: does the candidate have the aptitude for the job, are they willin

When I was just beginning to interview, I was taught the "can do, will do, will fit" criteria: does the candidate have the aptitude for the job, are they willing to apply those skills, and can they do so in the context of the current team. Fast forward a couple years, and I saw "will fit" used sometimes as a blunt instrument for like to hire like. I actually edited "will fit" when I was training others how to effectively interview, as seen in https://t.co/bias https://t.co/bias . Like tends to hire like, and people will tend to bias favorably towards other people with common backgrounds, customs, and cultural norms. There has to be an active effort made through an org to both be cognizant of this bias before it can be overcome. I haven't seen many companies that we're successful in that effort, unfortunately.