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A comment on Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer decription?.

Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by igitur on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:26PM (#13630970)
Con: "Preference will be given to EE Candidates"
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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by billyzs on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:38PM (#13631057)
I'd actually prefer if employers are candid about their preferences, as much as they may disappoint me. At least I know what to expect.
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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by PascLeRasc on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:43PM (#13631081)
Can I ask why? I've never seen this (unfortunately, since I'm an EE).
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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by igitur on Monday February 13, 2017 @08:39AM (#13635067)
Are you asking why it's a con for me or why these exclusions are there in the first place?

Without getting into politics, due to South Africa's past, businesses are under pressure to appoint employment equity candidates (as defined in http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/legislation/acts/employment-equ... ) to address the inequities of the past. The short interpretation of this is that white candidates aren't eligible. I understand the reasons, but being white myself, seeing such a statement in an ad is very discouraging. The general concensus is that a company under pressure to correct their numbers would rather not appoint at all rather than appoint a non-EE candidate.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by kyriakos on Monday February 13, 2017 @01:00AM (#13633424)
What's EE?
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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by igitur on Monday February 13, 2017 @08:30AM (#13635023)
"Employment Equity" - http://www.labourguide.co.za/employment-equity
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Re:Ask HN: What do you expect or hate to see in a job offer ... by detaro on Monday February 13, 2017 @01:01AM (#13633426)
"Electrical Engineering"
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