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Do diversity statements produce more diverse applicant pools?

10 pointsby themakermarkover 3 years ago

2 comments

arunchagantyover 3 years ago
I really like how the platform summarizes actual studies (as opposed to being opinion pieces).<p>&gt; When firms inflate their diversity numbers it heightens minority candidates&#x27; concerns about fitting in and succeeding.()<p>Really hits home. I don&#x27;t consider myself to be a minority candidate (male, Indian), but I&#x27;ve found that looking for (happy) female engineers is a pretty good proxy for whether the workplace is welcoming or not. Whenever I&#x27;ve interviewed somewhere* and don&#x27;t get to talk to a single woman or person of non-dominant culture through the course of my interview, hearing &quot;we really care about hiring women, etc.&quot; makes me incredibly suspicious.<p>*This is in the before-times when in-person interviews happened.
crmdover 3 years ago
As a hiring manager, the only thing that moved the dial was telling recruiters that “the candidate slate must be diverse in order to consider your candidates”.