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Companies over a certain size in the US, as well as ones that work with certain government contracts, have to report aggregate numbers about their applicants to
by neaden 4y ago
Companies over a certain size in the US, as well as ones that work with certain government contracts, have to report aggregate numbers about their applicants to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It is illegal for them to use this information for any hiring decisions or even to share the information with the people making the hiring decisions.
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- samtho 4y agoBut when it’s legal for them to decline moving forward because of “culture fit” it might as well be legal to discriminate based off of that criteria.
- mancerayder 4y agoOne company I know has HR specifically questioning and grilling hiring managers who turn down a 'diverse' candidate after an interview. That's a roundabout way to achieve the same.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoIt's entirely possible that they had an anti-discrimination lawsuit filed against them and this is one of the things they agreed to do as part of a settlement.