The problem is those filters are applied in the wrong order. If it was "promote diversity hiring once you have a pool of talented candidates to pick from", it w

The problem is those filters are applied in the wrong order. If it was "promote diversity hiring once you have a pool of talented candidates to pick from", it would work. But right now, it's the reverse: filter out non diverse candidates, and try to find a good one in the remaining. Yet, it's already hard to hire talent, even with no filter at all. So now I have clients I assist for interviews, looking desperately for good devs, but when they find one, which is already a rare event, they often can't hire him (yes, him, because the hiring pool is mostly males in IT in 2022) thanks of those blockers. Of course, they already have a ton of hiring constraints to match for, so this compounds. This week, I'm going to interview the one candidate that could make it through the diversity policy. His resume is a train wreck, and I already know it's going to be a waste of time. So they are going to go through those shenanigans for the next year or so before finding their mythical creature, the same one their competitors are fighting for in this very competitive market. Of course, this means their projects are going to be delayed a lot. It's good for me, I get on the payroll for longer. And I'm a diversity bonus for them, being from another country, so they won't get rid of me any time soon. But I don't envy them, they are set up for failure.