Replies to post #138731 on Intel Corp (INTC)

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Two engineers are interviewed. One has the skill set and has previous industry experience in the discipline needed but he is a middle age white guy. The other has most of the skill set but has only been working in the discipline for a year but he/she meets the target hire attributes.

The manager now has to decide 'should we interview more candidates' or 'should we hire the fully qualified white guy' or 'should we take a chance on the target attribute guy'?

I think if a company like Intel is going to take a goal of growing their pool of "targeted attribute" personnel, they ought to train their managers to interview more than just one guy (or gal) who meets the criteria.

You make it seem like the company is filled with blundering idiots falling over each other to make the next bad move. But I think if I can figure it out in 5 seconds, Intel can figure out how to keep their talent retention and at the same time grow their diversity pool.

[Elmer Phud]

Techno Bull

From experience I can tell you which one happens most of the time

Internally, Intel used to say "We only hire the most qualified person". A few years back that change to "We only hire qualified people". That change occurred about the time when shareholders interests took a backseat to someone's vision of a social utopia. As a shareholder, I prefer that my interests come first.