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> You should hire based on talent and experience I agree that you shouldn’t hire unqualified people. However, oftentimes as a hiring manager you have a bunch o
by ivalm 4y ago
> You should hire based on talent and experience
I agree that you shouldn’t hire unqualified people. However, oftentimes as a hiring manager you have a bunch of relatively equivalent candidates (let’s say the top 5 of the 100 that applied). In this case there isn’t really a clear choice of who is better and diversity metrics can and should play a role in the hiring decision.
- inglor_cz 4y agoIn that case, why not cast a lot?
- ivalm 4y agoBecause having a diverse employee pool has advantages as it helps avoid group think, reduces mental blind spots, and introduces new perspectives. Diversity is itself good for teams.
- ajvs 4y agoWhat does ethnic diversity have to do with intellectual diversity? Do blind testing.
- ivalm 4y agoBecause we live in a society and ethnicity has massive effect on culture. At the same time, blind testing only tests what is on a test. If the test makers aren’t diverse then the test won’t test diversity. Ethnicity is an incredibly easy proxy to use.
- Auracle 4y agoI grew up in a rural area. The difference between me (white) and one of the two black kids or two Asian kids in my grade in terms of “perspective” or “group think” would be far less than me and a white kid from even the nearest big city. Also, how the hell does “perspective” matter for say…an accountant? Programmer? Vet tech? I’d buy it in marketing, product development, and some other random situations, but as a whole?