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Hiring primarily based on references almost guarantees bias. White engineers will tend to know more white engineers. Asian engineers will tend to know more Asia
by Aunche 6y ago
Hiring primarily based on references almost guarantees bias. White engineers will tend to know more white engineers. Asian engineers will tend to know more Asian engineers.
- rainyMammoth 6y agothat is not bias, but rather a lack of diversity
- m4x 6y agoIt's still a bias - one that's exacerbated by a lack of diversity
- BurningFrog 6y agoThis assumes white engineers only knows other white engineers etc. This is very much not how the Silicon Valley I've been in for decades works!
- Aunche 6y agoOf course, you could have diverse acquaintances and friends, but most people are more inclined to be friends with people who share the same race and gender because they often share the same experiences. This puts a black female at a great disadvantage if her friends are mostly other black females because so few of them work in tech.
- BurningFrog 6y agoI would only refer people I've worked with. And they are as diverse as the industry. This approach does discriminate against people who are looking for their first job. I think that's both unavoidable and fine.
- whatever1 6y agoThis gap is covered mostly by internships.