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> Of course: Diversity is a corporate value here, and there's quite a
> bit of it. But I believe we've achieved it by giving _fair
> consideration_ to people in every demographic and then choosing the
> best candidate for each job".
Well said. I would never suggest that ability should be tossed out the
window.
On 12-Nov-10, at 3:33 PM, Combs, Richard wrote:
> Porrello, Leonard wrote:
>
>> Really? "Hire for diversity"? I'd feel a lot more secure working
>> for a
>> company that hired for ability (regardless of age or race).
>
> Absolutely! Besides, the company Elaine was praising "trends older."
> So, maybe it discriminates against young people? :-)
>
> Or maybe it discriminates in favor of the needed experience. Or
> maybe the skills it seeks are less attractive to young people, so
> the applicant pool contains fewer of them.
>
> The point is that a good and successful company wants the best
> people it can get for the work to be done within the constraints it
> faces. It shouldn't be focused on whether each of several fairly
> arbitrary buckets are equally filled.
>
> At my office, I'm probably close to twice the age of most of my
> coworkers. But the age range is considerable, and I'm not the only
> one who qualifies for senior discounts. I've seen geezer geeks hired
> over much younger applicants, and I've seen quite young candidates
> win out over people in the prime of their careers. In each case, it
> was because the selected applicant was more impressive and a better
> fit for the job, not because he or she fit a certain demographic.
>
> Diversity is a corporate value here, and there's quite a bit of it.
> But I believe we've achieved it by giving _fair consideration_ to
> people in every demographic and then choosing the best candidate for
> each job.
>
>
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
> 303-223-5111
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