Equal Opportunity EmploymentThis might be a touchy hot button topic, but I was wondering, with those extra optional sheets that ask you your race and such, I'm iffy about filling those out anymore, because, well, I think (and this is just a theory) that sometimes they consider RACE for hiring someone. Some companies have quotas for hiring certain races, like if they don't hire enough African Americans, they will pass over even a qualified applicant of another race, simply because, "Well, we have too many caucasians working here right now, so it's bout time we fullfilled our quota of hispanics or African Americans. Some companies have been known to get into trouble with organizations like the NAACP, if they don't meet the African American quota for their company. I just wanted to confirm this in this post, to see if this is true where you live. These forms are mandated by the Federal government for EEOC trakcing. Actually, hiring quotas are illiegal unless mandated by a court order. that will happen if an employer has historically shown a trend to hir one race/ethnic group/gender over another. could you please elaborate more? As far as I konw, its an "unsaid" thing...t.hey figure (well we have too many whites working in this department, so we' ll have to turn down any whites, and hire a black instead) I always fill those sheets out claiming I' m a Pacific Islander or something. Why not have a little fun with it? I know a bunch of people who will check mark "other" and write in -- HUMAN. I wonder how much that screws with their count........ companies can legally try to diversify their hiring but they can not legally say out of the next 100 people we hire 25 need to be african american, 25 need to asian, 25 need to be woman etc. They can try to attract those types of candidates but they can' t legally set a quota on their own. the only time that is legal is if it it court ordered. For example, company xyc has a history of only hiring white men and gets sued. the courst can then say out of the next 100 people you are hire x amount need to be woman, x amoutn need to be african american etc. Why does this discussion come up over and over and over again? The make up of an organization should reflect the make up of society! That is it; that is the entire rule. The only time the court steps in is when a company, especially a company of a specific size is proven to only hire people of a specific racial background or gender or age group. If they are then sued and found guilty of illegal hiring practices they will be ordered to change their practices and they will be monitored. With few exceptions today this is no longer a factor in hiring. It is of course still a factor with individual hiring managers on occasion. It is of course a factor in the minds of individuals when they don't get the job they want. The fact is that those forms are voluntary; companies however use them to track applicants and track hiring conformance for reporting purposes. Many companies use blind forms, meaning your name isn't on the form only the information requested. This is to insure that the information isn't used in making the hiring decision and also why you frequently have to fill it out again when you are hired. Remember if you live in a city that is 50% Black, 25% White, 25% Other and assuming that all have equal access to education then your hiring pool should show these same numbers from a applicant perspective or at least a close representation. Again given the same assumptions of skills and education (all equal) then your company make up should be a close proximity to your social make-up; 50% Black, 25% White, 25% Other. If it isn't then there is something wrong with your hiring practices. Of course the problem we always have that even in communities that have that breakdown in population the assumption of equality in access to education is bad so hiring practices would reflect the fact that inequality. | |
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