Outlined below are the areas the Institute has examined and will continue to monitor to identify problems or potential problems.
Applicants apply by mail as well as in person.
Due to New York State law prohibitions against pre-employment inquiries concerning protected categories, particularly gender and race, it is very difficult to compile applicant flow data with a very precise degree of accuracy. However, forms used by the Office of Human Resources and Institute Diversity in search and hiring proposals yield applicant flow data. The interview procedures used by the Institute to select employees have been reviewed for the purpose of removing any elements which tend to be discriminatory or tend to impede equal access to employment. The Office of Human Resources and Institute Diversity has taken steps to educate all persons involved in interviewing and selection process to insure that they do not engage in conduct which would tend to have a discriminatory impact or effect on any protected group. The only employment tests used at the Institute are content valid keyboard tests for secretarial and clerical positions.