On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:07, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is not a Bias Sarah. Anyone can apply, but they have
to know english (if not
as 1º language as 2º one) and another language (if english is the 1º one).
If this person is american, chinese, brazilian or african (i imagine) that
really don't care
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*Béria Lima*
<http://wikimedia.pt/> (351) 925 171 484
It doesn't say that, Béria. It seems to say that, ideally, the
successful applicant will not have English as a first language, i.e.
will not be from most of Canada, the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Barbados, Trinidad and
Tobago, and several more.
That rules out a huge number of Wikimedians (most, in fact) just
because of their birthplace and culture.
The ad says: "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a
professional level) effectively in a language other than English
(ideally as a native speaker)"
Sarah
2011/4/15 Sarah <slimvirgin(a)gmail.com>
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:42, Fred Bauder
<fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
I
understood that they wanted someone who was ideally *not* a native
English speaker. That was something that concerned me when I read it,
because it looked as if the intention was to disadvantage applicants
who had English as a first language. Or did I misunderstand it?
"Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional
level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a
native speaker)"
English speakers and Europeans generally, such as you and I, dominate
most Wikimedia conversations. I doubt anyone could function in this
position if they didn't understand English, but our hope is to get the
rest of the world involved.
However it is hard to imagine an ideal second language that is not
European; only Arabic is spoken by a large diverse population with
internet access.
Is that kind of bias against national origin allowed when hiring?
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