An email sent to managers informed them of new hiring practices at HON. Starting on March 2, this takes effect:
At least 1 diverse candidate (woman or person of color) MUST be interviewed for EVERY band 3 or band 4 position.
They also have to watch a video on "unconscious bias".
I have no problem with anyone's ethnicity, religion, s-xual orientation or color. I just want the best person for the role to be selected. This is dangerous thinking because it seems to prioritize someones color or background over what their qualifications are. What if your doctor was only selected because of what color or religion they were and not because of their qualifications? What is next, airline pilots?
All I'm saying is that while it's 100% wrong to not hire the best qualified candidate based on their skin color, it's equally as wrong TO hire someone who might not be the most qualified largely based on their skin color.