Ask HN: Advice for finding an entry-level remote job?

Post by nec4b » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 5:20 PM UTC

CptFribble wrote: post #209

nec4b wrote: post #194

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> And if you're up for it, I highly encourage trying to try Zapier which is an amazing company and has terrific remote recruitment. Even if you don't get the job, great experience. I've just check their job openings. In their application form they are asking questions about race, ethnicity, gender,... Is it legal to ask such questions and what is the relevance of such questions?

The reason they ask is that companies are obligated to hire without regard for race, gender, etc - but in the past, many companies would exclude minority groups on purpose but just say "oh we just pick the best candidates, not our fault they're all of the same race." So the way we are trying to solve this problem is by requiring all companies to collect demographic information on their candidates, and store it somewh…