Originally Posted by
hummingbear
but the fact is, they will need to say yes to some and no to others. They have chosen to prioritize diversity in their selection process. Meaning 2,500 of those QUALIFIED candidates who get the yes will be women & minorities. (The verbiage on every official statement I’ve seen from UAL is VERY loose, and does not bind them to meet this metric if not enough qualified people apply.) .
That's not actually a fact. That's a supposition based on an illusion which was based on a possible premonition.
No one should be prioritizing "diversity" in a competitive landscape for any career, and in particular one that involves safety.
When you lift up "diversity" over other more direct qualifiers, and then you focus on making your diversity candidate "qualified" you end up lowering the standards. You don't see it because you are not a professional pilot. Also, you've never had to fail someone on a stage check, check ride. Likely you've never had to take the airplane from someone in a critical phase of flight.
All, and I mean (ALL) retired check airman and retired captains I have spoken to are very negative towards this approach. They have the experience and the judgment that is of a higher value than some HR persons. Many current instructors and check airman are just being quiet and aren't saying much. Gee I wonder why? The ones you know and know well and the ones you won't dare quote in front of someone else are less than enthusiastic.
This stuff won't work. Waste of my profit sharing. Yours too.