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Queensland University Omits ‘Merit’ From Hiring Strategy

Selection panels will consider diversity factors including LGBTIQA+, gender and ethnic backgrounds
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Queensland University Omits ‘Merit’ From Hiring Strategy
People walking down the busy Queen Street Mall in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia on March 29, 2021. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
11/21/2023|Updated: 11/21/2023
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The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has ditched the word “merit” from its hiring process, due to concerns of “bias.”

The university, instead, “does not want everybody to look the same” and will focus on hiring a diversity of personalities.

Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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