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How does a policy like that look in practice? Presumably it doesn’t read “we want to hire underqualified people.” The DEI policies I’ve seen were careful to em
by pavlov 1y ago
How does a policy like that look in practice? Presumably it doesn’t read “we want to hire underqualified people.”
The DEI policies I’ve seen were careful to emphasize that diversity should be a factor only when several candidates are otherwise competitive, and the focus should be on reducing interviewer bias towards hiring people like themselves so the company can benefit from a wider range of experience among employees.
- umvi 1y ago> How does a policy like that look in practice? Presumably it doesn’t read “we want to hire underqualified people.” For example, HR hands this decree down from on high to hiring managers: "At least X% of your hires need to be women" If you don't get many women candidates applying (as is the case with certain types of STEM roles), you end up hiring candidates you might otherwise consider unqualified in order to try to make the quota.