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Re:I’m a white guy in Silicon Valley and I’m done buying the... by nickpsecurity on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:45PM (#10155554)
That's interesting. What studies do you have backing up the results rather than just bias elimination?

Most posts I see on hiring are about assessing the person as much as the person's skills. Character and personality matter a lot. How do you blind hire on that?

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Re:I’m a white guy in Silicon Valley and I’m done buying the... by michaelchisari on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @12:06PM (#10160167)
Is there corresponding data that character and personality (as defined subjectively by hiring managers) affect results?
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Re:I’m a white guy in Silicon Valley and I’m done buying the... by nickpsecurity on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @12:21PM (#10160291)
Not sure. I know the traits are important but as to hiring managers' effectiveness in assessing them... totally different. Mostly anecdotal stuff there. Wonder if anyone has some studies to post on that sort of thing. Make a nice read.
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