Myth-Busting

You’re reading an excerpt of The Holloway Guide to Technical Recruiting and Hiring, a book by Osman (Ozzie) Osman and over 45 other contributors. It is the most authoritative resource on growing software engineering teams effectively, written by and for hiring managers, recruiters, interviewers, and candidates. Purchase the book to support the author and the ad-free Holloway reading experience. You get instant digital access, over 800 links and references, commentary and future updates, and a high-quality PDF download.

• Is it a pipeline problem — André Arko

• If you think it’s a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention — Rachel Thomas (Tech Diversity Files/Medium)

• Why Tech Needs to Stop Blaming the Pipeline for Its Lack of Diversity — Mehul Patel (Entrepreneur)

• Facebook Blames Lack of Available Talent for Diversity Problem — Georgia Wells (The Wall Street Journal)

• Is tech a meritocracy? — André Arko

• The False Promise of Meritocracy — Marianne Cooper (The Atlantic)

• Meritocracy doesn’t exist, and believing it does is bad for you — Clifton Mark (Fast Company)

• Thoughts on Diversity Part I — Leslie Miley (Shaft/Medium)

• The Satirical Origins of the Meritocracy — Jason Kottke (Kottke.org)

• Affirmative Meritocracy — Gregory Walton (Stanford University)

• Improving Diversity Does Not Mean Lowering the Bar — Kate Heddleston

• What You’re Really Saying When You Talk About Lowering the Bar in Hiring — Laura Weidman Powers (LinkedIn)

• Want to Hire More a More Diverse Set of People? Raise Your Bar. — Joelle Emerson(Paradigm/Medium)

• The Myth of the Rockstar Programmer — Scott Hanselman