Reform Policies

[fillyboy]

Pretending a complex problem is simple tends to lead to a solution that ignores the complexity.

The reality is companies are encouraged to set quota, targets etc and those entering at the bottom are the easiest to apply the filter to. It has nothing to do with qualifications. Sadly, I have been guilty of doing it myself.

We have a goal to increase xyz in the company, so it's easy to choose those that tick the box in the graduate assessment days. The "white boys" were at a significant disadvantage, something I was quite ashamed of.

I'm sure I've mentioned it before but a mate of mine who had his own company had a system whereby if he received 50 CV's in the post applying for a job, he'd randomly pick out half of them and throw them in the bin.
He reckoned it weeded out unlucky people.

 

[motorbiking]

Nowadays companies use AI for the first interview. How to make the applicant feel worthless.

I do a quick scan usually and if I go for interview, the first thing I ask them to do is give me the 2 minute tour of their CV.

I did interview one lady who claimed to have an LLB in Law (Incomplete) and she proceeded to tell me that her tutor said she could come back and finish it off any time. This turned out to be over 10 years ago, I doubt the offer was that open ended.

 

[transam]

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.

Oh

Load of baloney than ?? To give some over paid jobs to a bunch of waste of space pencil pushing paper shufflers ??

 

[Highway Man]

We have a black bloke at work who we call sooty. He is a good grafter and like the rest of us has balls of steel. If he can do the job and doesnt have a chip on his shoulder then he is one of us regardless to his colour.