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Look, everyone agrees the best candidate should be the one that's hired.
Unfortunately, there's no objective truth in how to rank candidates - minus anything obvious. Humans make the choices and humans are prone to bias. Consciously or not, people are going to favor candidates that meet the expected stereotypes for said positions.
There are plenty of studies out there documenting it. For example, resume response rates can vary drastically based solely on the name of the applicant. (The same resume sent to various companies with changes to the applicant's name. Masculine names, feminine names, "white" names, "black" names, etc).
Statements like these are easy to cling onto and rally a false narrative. They're something ""everyone"" should agree on at a first glance. They miss the underlying issues and the driving force behind various movements.
Honestly, not even that.
I've been on a hiring panel (for want of a better term) where we interviewed on the ground floor. We all worked up in the building. Post-interview we wouldn't say anything, we'd just write "yes" or "no" on a piece of paper. In the elevator going back up we'd turn our cards around. It gave a simple litmus test, if we all agreed then we can go to the pub. If we disagree then we find a meeting room and discuss.
To my point. One hire, technically brilliant. They were technically, absolutely the best candidate we'd had for that role. It was clear. We got into the elevator, and all turned around "no". The candidate was an absolute arse of a person. Clearly the best person for the job. Clearly the last person I wanted to spend 8 hours a day sitting next to. They knew they were fucking good, and they spoke like it.
I wouldn't be surprised if that person, knowing they were good, still goes home and rants about DEI hires or similar. But entirely misses the point on why they were not hired for that role.
Yep.. the "best" candidate is not the same as being the most "talented." Maybe they're a bad fit because they're an asshole, or because they'd want a team structure that's incompatible with the current one.
It all adds to the complexity and subjectivity recruitment inheritly has.
That's why I was suggesting blind recruitment where possible. Name, gender, all that sort of things are hidden so they won't affect that part of the recruitment process.
Everyone should agree with them but not everyone does.
What is it you think the "not agreeing" people want?
If the statement is that everyone should be treated equally then those opposing are hoping for unequal treatment