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Ask HN: Why is there no emphasis on training in tech culture?
Every tech company could meet their diversity goals tomorrow if they had a good training program. Your “very selective” (read: White, Indian, Asian) hires aren’t that great to begin with. Why not invest in underrepresented communities?
- petr25102018 6y agoMost companies don't have any diversity goals (if you mean gender, color, age, ...) and I assume that those that do, they do it mainly for political reasons. Just hiring people of different color or gender doesn't increase the success of a business. So why would it be a priority? Businesses typically only need people who will get the job done, no matter who they are. Why companies don't have training programs is another (good) question.
- austincheney 6y agoBecause it’s more convenient not to and because the job market discourages it. Training costs time and money in a world where developers rapidly shift between employers. The assumption is that job candidates are trained by a prior employer and fully ready to execute the work of the current employer, which is a fallacy of preferential bias. Other industries solve for these problems by mandating training as part licensing programs either through broker/agent relationships or through internship/residency programs.