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I don't think you are reading that wrong. People use all sort of pseudo science to make inferences on people's competencies. Like if you are a woman in a male d
by dcole2929 8y ago
I don't think you are reading that wrong. People use all sort of pseudo science to make inferences on people's competencies. Like if you are a woman in a male dominated field you're likely to be highly competent. Or when hiring for a leadership position an older candidate may be subconsciously preferred over a younger one with more experience. It's all generally bunk and this is imo, an admission that they have been using the wrong criteria to judge candidates.
- Fomite 8y agoSee also: If your mother's tongue isn't also the local native/dominant language, you must be an immigrant, which may be positive or negative depending on the circumstance.
- lucb1e 8y ago> if you are a woman in a male dominated field you're likely to be highly competent In my experience it's the opposite. Like with small countries: the odds they produce someone extremely good at a certain sport is just smaller than in large countries, so large countries are more likely to win some world cup or the Olympics. I know only a handful of women in IT to begin with, but most of them aren't great at it. But that's not your point. You're saying that there are biases in hiring, and I agree. What I'm surprised by is that the article quotes them saying that they now find it very hard to judge someone. Who would say, alongside a press release about anonymous applications, that they find it difficult to base their judgement solely on only relevant information?