hiring preference
Job candidate priority
Hiring preference is a policy or practice that favors certain candidates in employment decisions.
Preferences may apply to veterans, local residents, internal candidates, or members of underrepresented groups: The company gives hiring preference to military veterans.
The term often appears in discussions of affirmative action and diversity initiatives, where it can be contentious—critics frame it as unfair advantage, while supporters see it as correcting systemic imbalance.
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- good old boysInsular network of influential men
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
quota · discrimination · candidate · recruitment · talent pool · selection · veteran · diversity · qualified · resume · shortlist · interview · job offer · equal opportunity · fair chance · seniority · insider · referral
hiring preferencemerit-based selection
Choosing by demonstrated ability
meritocracy · blind hiring · merit-based hiring · open competition · equal treatment
hiring preferencehiring discrimination
Unfair job candidate rejection
employment discrimination · exclusion · blacklisting · glass ceiling
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