Originally Posted by
Macjet
If only that were true. My cousin did recruitment for a few years for new engineers for their Fortune 50 company. At every university him and a few other engineers would interview the best that university had. They were only allowed to hire X amount and at the end of the day the HR department would march in 5-10 minority candidates, who didn't fall into the 'best' category, and they were told to hire X amount regardless of qualifications. I hope that doesn't become too prevalent in aviation.
I can’t speak for other industries, I’ve only been involved in the pilot side of the aviation industry. Not a single section of an interview score sheet had ethnicity or gender.
One of my favorite aspects of my career is that everyone is treated the exact same on a seniority list regardless of how we arrived to that number. I appreciate that every pilot I fly with can assume I know the role I am operating on that flight, from fresh off OE to knows every frequency from departure to landing.