3 years ago I applied thousand jobs across EU and finally landed a job in the Netherlands for an analytics role in a technology company (±1 billion revenue).

However I couldn’t help but to notice that I got so many interviews from German companies that never progressed from the first interview. They immediately said I wasn’t a good fit and didn’t bother to send a business case study.

I read that sometimes recruiters interview people just to add numbers on their KPI goals and one of them is to ensure they at least interview people of color. Is this actually a thing?

While I am glad in my current state I always wondered what went wrong with my interviews

  • Superflim@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t it extremely stupid to have a diversity quota? Shouldn’t you just hire the best you can get for the money? Sorry for hijacking op.

    • ShanimalTheAnimal@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The point is that “the best you can get” is, in practice, someone you know/someone who looks like you/someone who thinks like you.

      Endless studies based on presenting identical resumes with “identifying” characteristics (gendered names; HBCU attendees) show that this bias is real. If you have two identical people with race or gender as the only difference the white guy will be considered more qualified, get the job, and get more money to do it.