It's not as extrem for me, but I was told by HR that all female/non-white applicants had to move automatically to the phone screen step, regardless of the resume.

I assume Chinese and Indians are not included in "non-white"?

I personally do count them as "non-white" when reviewing applications. Our DE&I group only reports "white vs non-white" and "males vs females" ratios, so I assume they are considered "asians" and lumped into "non-white".

That really makes no sense if the goal is to increase “minority” representation. In my experience at BigTech Indian and Chinese applicants outnumbered white by at least 2:1.

But it’s not the point. The point is to keep the Twitter mob at bay.

So you're guessing everyone's race/ethnicity and gender identity based on their resume?

Our application form has a required field for LinkedIn profile, so we use the picture/name. If there is no way to make a guess we just treat it as a normal application and review the resume.

When was the last non-black hire at your company?

What company can afford to be so exclusive in hiring?

How is that legal?

Breaking the law is only illegal if the law is enforced.

It isn’t. But nobody cares about that. Employment law appears to only work in one direction.

I hope you’re kidding. What a terrible thing to do.

It's also terrible to consider that "enhanced health services" are only reserved for certain shades on the color wheel.

You're absolutely correct. The government giving preference to suppliers on the basis of ethnicity is a huge step backwards.

People can just go on the internet and say whatever they like.