Comments on: Hire for Diversity of All Kinds http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/03/hire-for-diversity-of-all-kinds.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dwayne Phillips http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/03/hire-for-diversity-of-all-kinds.html/comment-page-1#comment-5094 Dwayne Phillips Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:28:13 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=772#comment-5094 Yes, thank you. Diversity "of all kinds." For ever in the Federal government "diversity" meant only gender and race (still does mean only that). Other types of diversity are not acknowledged - at least not out loud as that would make you sound racist and sexist. Yes, thank you. Diversity “of all kinds.”

For ever in the Federal government “diversity” meant only gender and race (still does mean only that). Other types of diversity are not acknowledged – at least not out loud as that would make you sound racist and sexist.

]]> By: johanna http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/03/hire-for-diversity-of-all-kinds.html/comment-page-1#comment-5093 johanna Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:35:17 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=772#comment-5093 John, I hate to tell you this, but English majors do not learn to *write*. They learn to read and comment. (Yes, I have a BA in English, as well as a BS in CS, and I had to learn to write well when I became a consultant. I'm still learning :-) John, I hate to tell you this, but English majors do not learn to *write*. They learn to read and comment. (Yes, I have a BA in English, as well as a BS in CS, and I had to learn to write well when I became a consultant. I’m still learning :-)

]]> By: John http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/03/hire-for-diversity-of-all-kinds.html/comment-page-1#comment-5092 John Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:59:27 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=772#comment-5092 Most programmers I know were science or engineering majors, myself included. I'd like to hire a few English or journalism majors who taught themselves how to program. It's like pulling teeth to get most programmers to write English prose. Presumably someone who willingly wrote paragraphs before learning to program would still do so after learning to program. Most programmers I know were science or engineering majors, myself included. I’d like to hire a few English or journalism majors who taught themselves how to program. It’s like pulling teeth to get most programmers to write English prose. Presumably someone who willingly wrote paragraphs before learning to program would still do so after learning to program.

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