What makes this especially bad isn't that they're trying to correct an underrepresentation of certain groups by giving them a boost when evaluating candidates;

What makes this especially bad isn't that they're trying to correct an underrepresentation of certain groups by giving them a boost when evaluating candidates; it's that they're making up false "personality traits" based on stereotypes to demote Asian applicants. They'd be on much firmer ground if they just said "we feel we should have more African American candidates and we'll alter our selection criteria to get them by increasing our ratings for them."