Tokenism and Diversity Hire Comments

Suggesting or implying that a candidate is being considered mainly to fill a diversity quota (“We’ve been looking for more women in engineering”) is a microaggression. Reiterate that every candidate is evaluated on merit, and train interviewers not to reference diversity goals in individual feedback.

Suggesting or implying that a candidate is being considered mainly to fill a diversity quota (“We’ve been looking for more women in engineering”) is a microaggression. Reiterate that every candidate is evaluated on merit, and train interviewers not to reference diversity goals in individual feedback.

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