If interviewers are prejudiced against women or Hispanics, for example, a face-to-face interview will predictably result in discrimination. Reliance on tests, or on actual or past performance, can promote equality.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you believe that discrimination exists, it will.
All I can say is I am sensitive to discrimination on any basis because I have experienced that upset.
When it comes to meritocracy and diversity, the symbolic is real. And that means that simple actions that reduce bias, such as blind resume or application screening, are a double win: they reduce implicit bias and they help communicate our commitment to meritocracy.
Job-interviewing is just a skill. Like any skill, some people have more of a predisposition for it than others.
I think that... discrimination in the job market is a very important area where work needs to be done.
I used to think that the worst form of discrimination for women was being hit on or hearing something disparaging. What's even more challenging for young women is a very senior male who will take an interest in you, who see themselves as father figures or mentors.
I don't feel that I've faced discrimination. I've had every chance to succeed and more, and I think that's what all women should have.
There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.
There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly, slowly, sometimes so quietly that you don't realize it until you start looking back.
Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.