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Re:Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you th... by lordnacho on Sunday June 13, 2021 @07:28AM (#27491655)
The diversity thing is really hard to do anything about. I think I've seen maybe 10-15 relevant (in the loosest sense: person was a dev of some sort, not a career switcher) CVs from a woman over my entire career. And I did hire three of them, compared to dozens of men and thousands of CVs. Perhaps my estimate is wrong or something, it's hard to keep track of this number, but I do tend to give it an extra good look when it's a woman just because it's so rare.

I think it's the pipeline as well as selection: I work in finance and usually in smaller firms.

Re:Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you th... by Hnrobert42 on Monday June 14, 2021 @03:48PM (#27507385)
It may be hard, but that is their job. They are supposed to find me the very best candidates. There are plenty of professional groups, alumni associations, meetup groups, etc. devoted to diversity in tech. If they can’t even find a few women, then how can I trust they are really looking everywhere to find the very best?