Poll: When Does a Minority Hiring Initiative Go Too Far

THE SCENARIO: About a year ago, my company hired an African-American vice-president in charge of recruitment, with the goal of increasing minority representation in the company. Since then, minorities have accounted for over 40 percent of new hires, though they represent less than 10 percent of applicants, and some employees are upset that some better qualified candidates have been overlooked in the push for minority advancement.[poll id=6]

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William Baker

William Baker is a freelance writer living in Cambridge, MA. His work has appeared in Popular Science, the Boston Globe Magazine, the New York Daily News, Boston Magazine, The Weekly Dig and a bunch of other places (including Field & Stream, though he doesn't hunt and can't really fish). He is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe, where he writes the weekly column, "Meeting the Minds." He holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is at work on his first book.

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