Month: June 2020

In this class I have learned quite a bit. I think it is important to understand the concepts used in today’s hiring practices. The first concept that I found very interesting is the 4/5ths rule. This rule is when a company is hiring, if they hire less minorities then 20% then the company will adverse effects. This includes for selection based on race, sex or ethnic group. This is a very eye-opening rule and makes you wonder how many companies use this rule. While this is an interesting concept, It’s not the most important thing in this class. The most important thing in this class, is the laws. This would include the EEEO laws, age discrimination, race, and sex discrimination. Even though this was not a new concept or educating point for me, I believe this topic can’t be stressed enough. It would be naïve to believe racism and sexism still does not exist. It is unfortunate in the world that we live in that we would have to create laws like this to protect other groups as we should all be treated equal regardless of race, gender, sex, culture, and religion. This is a topic that will have to continue to talk about and continue to make the society we live in better. In incorporating these laws though, I think is a strong step towards ensuring there Is harsh consequences for violating the laws against minorities. Hopefully we will continually create more laws and continue to improve the workplace for all. This quarter has been really informational and a lot of great information! I think that this helps open transparency into company hiring practices and helps those entering any industry in understanding what happens in the hiring practices.