Over represented demographic.
I have decent FAANG experience and am an engineering lead for small team. I applied to MSFT multiple times and never got / get calls. I checked with one of their L66/67 on why am I not getting any responses. He mentioned that I am part of an over-represented group and unless I can pass off myself as a diversity / minority candidate - it’s difficult to get a call! He said MSFT has enough Chinese / White men/Indian men (keeping anonymous).
I would say, Chinese (and Asians in general) are quite over represented as well at MSFT. You’ll need to become Hispanic if you want to get somewhere
Why single out Chinese? Isn't there are more Indians in MSFT?
I’m just adding that Chinese are also quite over-represented with respect to other demographics at MSFT. I don’t doubt Indians might be the most overrepresebted, but probably Chinese come out second in such ranking.
How do they know you’re part of an over-represented group (assuming over-represented group means not part of an under-represented group)?
I smell BS, a recruiter legally couldn’t say this because they’d open the company up to a lawsuit.
It’s not the recruiter. Can’t reveal source further.
And change your name from Ashish Singh to Jose Gonzales.
Or Priyanka Chopra.
Bodyshop?
aka consultancy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_shopping
A good opportunity to get your wife into Microsoft.
Or apache attack helicopters
Sucks but true. I am a big fan of diversity at work though, it breaks the monotony if nothing else
it also conflicts with merit-based hiring
Merit is a construct bro