No-one is practicing ‘reflex victimnology’ here. We are looking at the state of our nation and how far we have traveled from our constitutional foundation. If this ad does not strike you as fundamentally wrong, then there is no hope for you. People should not be judged on the color of their skin nor their gender, they should be judged on who is the best applicant for the job.
No-one is practicing ‘reflex victimnology’ here.
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Actually, I think, specifically, that you are. You are looking at this in a profoundly superficial fashion. I suspect that the inner workings of a corporate HR department are somewhat of a mystery to you, as they are to many.
Corporations can get fined by the fed if the applicant pool for certain jobs does not generally match the demographics of the location of the job. The fed sees that as a corporation systematically attempting to exclude certain job seekers from the openings.
Large corporations, especially those doing biz with the fed, often have someone internal administering their affirmative action program. They analyze applicant data, and determine whether or not minorities are adequately represented in the applicant pool. If the corporation is being proactive, they will endeavor to advertise their positions such that the under represented minorities are targeted for applying for the position, as opposed to being simply given the position for the membership in that under represented minority.
Corporations, state and municipal governments not being proactive, and getting busted by the fed, will be required (as in this case) to specifically state that they want minority applicants.
There are many layers to this kind of situation that are missing from your analysis, because most of us, not being in HR, are entirely unaware of what goes on behind those closed doors.
That does not mean that the hiring is biased, necessarily