Originally Posted by
sweetholyjesus
Appearance of standards isn't enough. Unless you know exactly what they're looking for in an individual, you can't really know if someone is getting shafted. I'm not sure what their excuse is (people with internal recs are a better fit for the company..?) Also not sure if this person's son was a minority or not, but companies have been doing this for years. And historically I'm sure that minorities and women haven't been enjoying such practices as long as the majority.
I'm curious why some are so bent about it now.
His son wasn't a minority so that's not a player. Dad's a great guy and great employee. His son is benefiting from that.
Internal recs have typically been a 'insider track' to getting hired. I'm in favor of it when the candidates are qualified. I'm not in favor of lowering standards to give a 'favored son', a company employee, or other special criteria, a head start. Companies have had issues with that in the past.
It's been an issue for decades so guys aren't 'bent' over something new.