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		vita17 on Oct 24, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If you care about diversity, don't just hire from ... If you're only considering local candidates aren't you still filtering out most universities just indirectly?

jroseattle on Oct 24, 2017 [–]

The local-candidate attribute is for logistics, not filtering.

We consider candidates both local as well as national/remote. The local-candidate attribute tells us if someone is around/nearby for onsite interview planning. (National/remote requires more planning, obviously.)

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