Unfair, Unethical Recruitment I’d Say

[bad company]

I spent most of my working life as a recruiter. I never saw anything like this. Is it fair to discriminate against those with wealthy parents?

Horrible policy imo.

[essayer]

What’s the role?

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

Is it fair to discriminate against those without wealthy parents?

Seems ok to me if a little direct.

[dave123456]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

Is it fair to discriminate against those without wealthy parents?

Seems ok to me if a little direct.

It is though. Just in a ‘positive’ way… no mention would not discriminate against anyone

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I find it pretty distasteful but at least they're up front and open about it.

[bad company]

There’s more about this including naming & shaming the company in today’s Telegraph.

[Tigerj]

Seems to be some kinda of program aimed at getting less privileged graduates into tech. Seems to make sense.

[speedyman]

Private education buys privilege. Just have a look at the statistics. This is just trying to balance opportunity. If you don't like it, don't get privately educated and complete with everyone else.

[hidetheelephants]

essayer said:

What’s the role?

MI6 maybe. Whatever it is, it's secret

[Getragdogleg]

Wish they would apply it to government, might end up with people who have a clue about the real world and not greedy self serving posh wkers all networking like they own the place.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Getragdogleg said:

Wish they would apply it to government, might end up with people who have a clue about the real world and not greedy self serving posh wkers all networking like they own the place.

How to tell us you know nothing about government, without telling us you know ...

[Mr Penguin]

I would imagine the clause stating they must have been to a school which doesn't have academic selection would rule out all private schools anyway.

[Getragdogleg]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Getragdogleg said:

Wish they would apply it to government, might end up with people who have a clue about the real world and not greedy self serving posh wkers all networking like they own the place.

How to tell us you know nothing about government, without telling us you know ...

Plenty of experience dealing with clueless people occupying positions they didn't earn, the folk "in charge" seem to be doing the job with all the hallmarks of those type of people.

[Ynox]

Think PH name and shame rules mean I probably can't link to them, but they're pretty easy to find. If you know what the maths sign is for sum of and add labs to it then you'll find them

I'd not touch these guys with a barge pole. Unpaid training bootcamp style then £30k a year after if they place you at a client co. Not a good deal and I wonder how people can support themselves during this training given it's from 9am -> 6pm each day.

I have a couple of guys in my team from a competitor company. At least they got paid for their training...

For what it's worth, I'd rather hire the right person for the job. I don't care if you went to state or private school etc as long as you're the best candidate overall.

[Terminator X]

Ah it's only discrimination if you aren't "privileged" of course

TX.

[Scrump]

Ynox said:

Think PH name and shame rules mean I probably can't link to them, but they're pretty easy to find. If you know what the maths sign is for sum of and add labs to it then you'll find them

Your name clue has virtually named them anyway.
If the ad is true and in the public domain then naming them is not N&S.

[essayer]

Totally unfair to discriminate against people for something they never chose themselves.

[bad company]

Scrump said:

Your name clue has virtually named them anyway.
If the ad is true and in the public domain then naming them is not N&S.

The details came from the company website.

[FMOB]

Is it fair?

I think if an ad basically swapped everything around and said the opposite so was targeted at wealthy parents, private school educated, etc, etc I bet it would get torn to shreds as discriminatory and any ..ist or ..ism you can think of.

Fundamentally the advert isn't fair, is discriminatory and everyone should be outraged over it but is accepted because....

I have no idea why.

[Sporky]

Tigerj said:

Seems to be some kinda of program aimed at getting less privileged graduates into tech. Seems to make sense.

Yup, and I say that as someone who wouldn't qualify. It's about unstacking the deck.