Political Correctness denies rationality

OK, so I subscribe to a web-based forum group from ERE (Electronic Recruiting Exchange), that is a national group of recruiters sharing experiences. Some decent contributors are often on there. Here's the link: http://www.ere.net/erenetwork/splash.ASP?D=NTWRK&ACTION=GROUP&GROUPID=3B6E1895276F4DB48CBCD882D2C88523

Anyway, today there were some people talking about the recent surge of video resumes being offered by agencies for their clients to look at. I happen to love these and think they are a great idea. In seconds flat, you can tell whether the person is presentable and professional, do they speak well, and what are their general chances of fitting in with the culture. Videos are a wonderful tool. But at some point in the on-line discussion some HR person on the list chimed in with apparent concern over "liability" at candidates perhaps people being weeded out based on appearances. NO DUH!!!!

That's the entire point! Save our time not bringing in people who we'll simply never hire. Is this person implying that personal presence should not play into hiring decisions? What would be fair? Only interview people if we wear a blindfold? This is the kind of idiocy that gives HR a well-deserved bad reputation.

Business is done in the real world folks, and that means that we need to hire the whole package, not just a resume. It's not discriminatory to have discriminating tastes. 21-day dry-aged Prime beef tastes better than USDA Choice. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets offered the US Surgeon General job over some back-room CDC policy expert because he's pleasant and articulate, and will make better impact on Americans than the other guy who we don't know from TV. It's not only fair, it's the right way it should be...