Has anyone managed to get hired from within, and succeeded due to their hard work, engagement, talents and commitment only - not connections and favoritism?
I failed, and when I later found out who started working in that position, I decided to send as many applications as possible to other companies.
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It’s clear that you are the racist. Truly disgusting.
@2bby again your logic fails me
if people can't get their foot in the door because they are not Oregon white how are we going correct it?
If we have the ability to correct it we have the ability to hire based on merit don't we?
You are arguing about merit when there are people who can't even get their foot in the door because they aren't Nike Oregon White. Sadly, this country will never not be racist - it's in the very foundation. This means that sometimes the white guys don't win.
@1zew I don't understand your logic.
Why do you need to give opportunities to people you might deem inexperienced if for generations people of color were not hired only because the color of their skin?
Wouldn't that mean there are people of color out there qualified for the job?
Maybe we should quit being racist..and quit being "anti-racist"?
If you have actual skills you probably want to avoid working at Nike. Because of the blatant nepotism you will be surrounded by mostly incompetent people. In order to succeed you will have to become like them and your skills will suffer.
To your point about "affirmative action" - yes, not hiring someone because of the color of their skin is discrimination and against the law. But you fail to grasp that for generations this was the reality if you had dark skin. You have generations of people who missed out on opportunities to prove themselves and create wealth simply because the boss only wanted white faces working for him. Correcting this means giving opportunities to people you might deem inexperienced, but that's how they gain the experience that has been historically denied to them.
It’s tougher these days.
Last winter I applied for an internal job where I was a near perfect candidate. Did I get hired? Nope. Who did get hired? A person the hiring manager used to work with at another company. Of course.
I know that sounds cliche but it truly is an ongoing problem at Nike. Connections and relationships are more important than actually having skills. It’s all “Who you know and who you...used to work with.”
When we hire vendors at Nike we have to disclose if we have any prior relationships with the vendor. I wish HR would similarly make hiring managers disclose if they have any prior relationships with the people they’ve hired.
Another current hiring problem is Nike’s sharp and noticeable move towards affirmative action. Right now when trying to get hired or promoted at Nike the color of your skin is not unimportant. Make no mistake about it HR is now specifically telling managers “You have to interview XX number of people with this physical characteristic.” I’m no lawyer but I always thought that making personnel decisions based in any way on skin color was blatantly illegal. Nike seems to be unfamiliar with the concept “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Sad days at the Swoosh.
LOL....another Nike HR post trying to fix the mess that is Talent Acquisition...LMAO
I worked my bu-t off for several years and was passed over when some FTE spots opened up. I was in the same boat as you, being completely confused as to why they converted who they did. This was in Nike Tech and I'd spent the previous 10 years working in IT, but one person they ended up converting would regularly joke how they were no good with technology. Another one they converted was basically a no-show for the better part of the previous year. At the end of the day, it's a popularity contest. I was busy working while they were schmoozing, so their faces were more familiar to the boss. Sadly, this is very common.