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So let's say a hiring decision comes down to 2 people, both identical in skill/experience/attitude. One is a white male, another is a black female. These studi

• marssaxman 12y ago
  Google doesn't hire people that way. You interview for a job at Google in general, not for a specific position. The hiring decision is yes/no for you as an individual. If your hypothetical black woman and white man both interviewed and both got a "yes", they would both get an offer. At no point would they be compared to each other. What's more, the interviewers don't make the hiring decision; they only write a report about the interview. Later, a hiring committee goes through the stack of reports and makes a decision; they never meet the candidate.
• dragonwriter 12y ago
  > These studies imply the black female should be hired because of her gender and/or race to boost diversity numbers. No, they don't. The idea that the workforce diversity is a desirable thing to pursue plus studies showing that it is currently not acheived do not imply that the best way to correct the gap between desired outcome and present reality is to hire based on race or gender, even when candidates are otherwise equal.