"Equal Opportunities Employer"

"Equal Opportunities Employer"

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Mikeyplum

Original Poster:

1,646 posts

168 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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I am filling out an application form for an internal job position within my company and came accross the question:

"Company x is an equal opportunities employer. What do you do in your current role to promote equal opportunities within the workplace?"

Would "I am not a racist" suffice?

ETA - balls! just realised the 3 p's in the title!

this is not reflective of the quality of my application... much

Amused2death

2,491 posts

195 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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How about saying...." I promote equal opportunities for all by treating all people in the same proffessional manner. Irrespective of race, relegion, sexuality or any other identifying catagorizations" smile

ILoveMondeo

9,614 posts

225 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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A line or two of

"I would ensure that no discrimination against age, race, sex or disability would take place ... blah blah blah..

So basically yes, but use more big words.

Also, it's not just race they are getting at.

Kozy

3,169 posts

217 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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Surely the only correct answer here is 'I do not take race into consideration'?

You take on the best person for the job, it does not matter where they are from and if it does, then it's not equal, it's racist.

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

168 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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This is just a standard tick box exercise for their ISO accrediations.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,246 posts

149 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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Kozy said:
Surely the only correct answer here is 'I do not take race into consideration'?
That might imply that you still discriminate on grounds of gender, sexuality, disability etc. Equal opportunities is about more than race.

Mikeyplum

Original Poster:

1,646 posts

168 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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doogz said:
Nothing. I judge people on their abilities and skills. I don't do "equal opportunity" I give the work to the person I think will do the best job of it. If that breaches the company "equal opportunities" regulations, give the work to the retards in the dept as well as the talented people, and we'll build warships from cardboard and sticky-back plastic.

It's a nonsense.
hehe I agree.

Amused2death said:
How about saying...." I promote equal opportunities for all by treating all people in the same proffessional manner. Irrespective of race, relegion, sexuality or any other identifying catagorizations" smile
Cheers! I realised I needed to pad out my answer a bit more. But, as doogz said, it's such a nonsensical question!

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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Mikeyplum said:
Would "I am not a racist" suffice?
Careful. It's a trap. Saying you're not almost certainy means you are. These HR types can see straight through your clever lies. You'll be on a disciplinary before you've even started.

Pablo Escobar

3,112 posts

188 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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I promote equal opportunities by hating everyone regardless of sex, race or ability.

Kozy

3,169 posts

217 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
That might imply that you still discriminate on grounds of gender, sexuality, disability etc. Equal opportunities is about more than race.
You're right.

'I don't take anything into consideration. I put all the applicants names in a hat and select one at random.'

TwigtheWonderkid

43,246 posts

149 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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Kozy said:
'I don't take anything into consideration. I put all the applicants names in a hat and select one at random.'
Years ago I worked for someone who picked out 10% of the job applications at random and binned them. His thinking was that the ones he picked were unlucky, and he didn't want any unlucky people working for him!

BlackVanDyke

9,932 posts

210 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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What's your current job, OP? Public-facing?

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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Is it a public sector job?

You can say that you do your best to ensure that no-one is discriminated against and that you treat your obligations under the Equality Act seriously.

kit80

4,764 posts

186 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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I would mention and perhaps even read and reiterate parts of their Equal ops policy. It is all about the policies.

JudgeMental

7,251 posts

232 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Kozy said:
'I don't take anything into consideration. I put all the applicants names in a hat and select one at random.'
Years ago I worked for someone who picked out 10% of the job applications at random and binned them. His thinking was that the ones he picked were unlucky, and he didn't want any unlucky people working for him!
rofl

chunkymonkey71

13,015 posts

197 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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I often help ethnic mongs?

Mojooo

12,668 posts

179 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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well dont let them know you use PH, not exactly the badge of people who dont stereotype. :P

oldbanger

4,316 posts

237 months

Monday 8th October 2012
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There are now 9 strands of diversity - incl age, disability, religion, sex, sexuality, parenthood. Google protected characterics and equality act. So actually making any reasonable adjustments for coworkers and/or customers could come into this