[agilebyte]

Do not forget to tell your applicants that they are there to make you feel like you are making the World a fairer place instead of doing their job based on their ability. I also hope that you have quotas for minorities, disabled, people with different sexual orientation and of different age too.

[darkchasma]

What a naive view. When hiring there are a number of factors that will determine whether they will be the successful applicant, their skill set being only one of them. Part of that is whether they will fit in with the group, are they able to take direction, are they able to manage themselves, etc. Having a workplace without diversity is a serious problem, diversity increases your competitive advantage, provides differing perspectives, and even encourages different opportunities.