[scotty79]

It's not even all Kenians. It's Kalenjin minority in Kenia. If you need to hire people with best endurance why not ask them to run a marathon as a test instead hiring only people from ethic group that on average is better than others.

[corporateslave2]

The point is, when you have everyone take that test, you end up hiring only Kenyans. And then everyone cries about discrimination

[scotty79]

If the test is adequate for the job I don't think most people would mind. For example nobody says that short whites, latinos and asians are victims of discrimination because there's so few of them in NBA.

Discrimination is suspected if the test has little to do with actual job requirements.

[corporateslave3]

Whats your opinion on diversity in tech and the whiteboarding interview process at the big tech companies?

[scotty79]

Whiteboards interviews are inadequate. I'd opt for time boxed (for a month?) trial employment. Paid but probably less than actual job. After a short test for absolute basics to verify that person has the skills to even start.

Lack of diversity in tech is sad for me, but I don't think that there should be any additional incentives or bonus points on entry based on minority status. The problem for me is that large companies pretty much shy away from responsibility of training new employees for themselves and only hire people who got themselves fully educated already. This causes artificial barriers in entry to tech that let in only the people who in the past had the means and the will.

I'd put responsibility on the companies to hire for entry level positions people that have not previously worked in tech and attempt to train them. This could be proportional to company headcount and if company refuses to hire it should contibute significant amount of money to a fund that sponsors free tech education initiatives for anyone who's willing.

I think this approach would increase diversity and even help other groups disadvantaged on the job market.

It would put burden on companies but I haven't heard of company bankrupt because it spent too much on new employee training.

This kind of scheme is in place in my country to support employment of the disabled people. I think it should work on entry level employees too.

[corporateslave3]

"Whiteboards interviews are inadequate. I'd opt for time boxed (for a month?) trial employment."

How is this even possible? People have to work full time jobs while interviewing.