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Why would you decide ahead of time the demographic of people you want to hire? Isn’t that restricting your hiring pool? Why not let anyone apply and hire the mo
by TechBro8615 7y ago
Why would you decide ahead of time the demographic of people you want to hire? Isn’t that restricting your hiring pool? Why not let anyone apply and hire the most qualified candidates who are the best fit for your needs at the time?
Is anyone not hiring “over 35s?”
- leonagano 7y agoAs different articles mentioned, ageism in tech begins around 35. The idea is to help companies already looking for diversity. According to those articles, subtle wordings like ninja, tech-native, etc are excluding older professionals of applying for jobs. A whole discussion about the theme here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20252097 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20252097
- Aperocky 7y ago> ninja, tech-native I'm <30 and I have no idea what those things mean, nor do I think I've seen it. Maybe I glossed over it while laughing at some craziest hiring requirements drafted up by someone who obviously have no idea what they need.