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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by pacaro on Saturday March 25, 2017 @10:17PM (#13958691)
This is true, but embedded within it contains a huge challenge for the industry. Hiring through people's networks and referrals has potential to really harm diversity.

Hiring is an expensive process by any measure. But whenever we find a shortcut we have to be mindful of unintended consequences

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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by briandear on Sunday March 26, 2017 @03:25AM (#13959650)
If you're filing the position with a high quality candidate, I'm not sure how diversity is relevant.
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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by lazyasciiart on Sunday March 26, 2017 @07:45AM (#13960292)
You might not be sure, but high quality candidates who aren't already in the heterogenous pool you are hiring from can probably come up with something.
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