How Google Improved Its Hiring

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Google is one of the biggest technology companies in the world. It needs many smart workers to build products like search and maps. For a long time, Google hired mostly men. Most of them were white or Asian. This meant the company did not have enough diversity. Diversity means having people from different backgrounds, such as different races, genders, and cultures.

A few years ago, Google decided to be open about its workforce. It published a report showing the percentage of its workers by race and gender. The report showed that Black and Hispanic workers were only a small part of the company. Women held few technical jobs. Many people criticized Google. They said the company was not fair to all groups.

Google knew it had to act. It created special programs to find and train more diverse candidates. It also changed its hiring rules to reduce bias. For example, managers had to use the same questions for every candidate. They also had to write down why they made each hiring decision. Google started working with universities that have many minority students. Slowly, the number of women and minority workers increased. Google learned that fixing diversity is not easy. It takes years of effort. But the company shows that big businesses can change when they try.