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(Author here) This is the "pipeline problem" debate. You're right, it does start much earlier than tech companies, but also, it's too easy for hiring managers
by Ozzie_osman 6y ago
(Author here)
This is the "pipeline problem" debate. You're right, it does start much earlier than tech companies, but also, it's too easy for hiring managers at tech companies to just throw up their hands and say "we can't do much, it's just the pipeline that isn't giving us enough diversity." There is plenty of evidence that it's not just a pipeline problem.
One of my co-authors wrote a really solid piece on this: https://www.holloway.com/g/technical-recruiting-hiring/sections/its-not-just-a-pipeline-problem https://www.holloway.com/g/technical-recruiting-hiring/secti...
- seibelj 6y agoI agree with you that tech companies can do better and have done better. But this is like, they are doing 1.5x better. To do 10x better the educational system needs to be totally reworked.
- forbiddenvoid 6y agoI think it's far more likely that there are numerous 1.5x improvements to be made along the entire funnel than that there exists a 10x solution at any one point. Making each person who 'owns' a piece of the process accountable for optimizing their portion is going to yield far better results than passing the buck.
- SamReidHughes 6y agoWhy is that "solid piece" acting like stereotype threat is an actual thing, and not the totally debunked replication study failing pseudoscience that it is?
- 908B64B197 6y ago> Overreliance on requirements like four-year degrees from the same few top schools, and on referrals from current employees, limits the number and kind of people considered “qualified” for technical roles. It's a simple signal to noise ratio issue. Sure you might be leaving out "diamonds in the rough" candidates, but how many mediocre interview will it take to find one?[0] [0] https://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/