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This is how a professional orchestra auditions potential candidates for employment

The curtain removes any bias, same for the rug. The committee can’t hear if the candidate is wearing heels or sneakers.

Everyone plays the same repertoire, so they only hire based on how a candidate sounds.

There are very few hiring processes where elements of bias based on race, gender, friendship and family really can be accounted for and eliminated — but this is one of them.