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Originally Posted by Sparrow
It's supposed to come into consideration when two (or more) candidates for a job are otherwise equally suitable - but that's a situation that'll never arise in real life imho.  |
Why not? It doesn't suggest they have to be
exactly alike. Multiple people being equally suitable for the same job is easy, depending on the listed qualifications (mind you, there's often some estimation involved, especially if neither meet the exact qualifications).
Hiring is always a tricky business... it's rarely exact, and it is wide open to personal interpretation. That's why minorities could be blatantly discriminated against, and that's why AA was needed to overcome the imbalance.
And as bad as you think it might have become, think of the plight of handicapped, obese, and even ugly people... they are still discriminated against in hiring, and often have little or no support or legal redress for being passed over. Even the handicapped often lose legal battles by companies who claim undue "hardship" in having to outfit their work spaces for them, despite U.S. laws specifically designed to support them.