If you have ask something, what about

"Harvard Business School published a study saying, 'More Diverse Teams make better decisions'".
https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-diverse-teams-are-smarter
"What do you think about that, and would you agree with their conclusions in your experience?"

Oh yea, I did Google. Nothing came up except how to handle sexist questions if you're a female applicant. Nothing about what it's legal to ask (or how to ask it) if the candidate is male.

Thank you!

See e.g. this
https://work.chron.com/answer-cultural-awareness-questions-interviews-10331.html

"With the growing awareness and legal repercussions related to workplace cultural diversity, employers are increasingly looking for employees who demonstrate cultural awareness. One way employers make sure new hires respect differences in the values and views of others is by asking interviewees questions about their cultural awareness experiences. The answers provided can help managers make decisions about whom to hire, especially in positions that deal with clients and personnel management."

Here's a link from Monster about using behavioral questions to build diversity.
https://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/interviewing-candidates/behavioral-interviews.aspx

'A good behavioral interview question might be, “Tell me about a time you had to deal with a customer service problem but couldn’t resolve it within current company guidelines.” '

This will definitely be useful!

You gotta jump thru hoops now days. Ridiculous!

We have a number of personality type questions that we use under the category of 'team cohesion' or 'fit'.

Something like:

"Describe a situation where you had to work with someone much different than yourself, and how you dealt with it."

or

"Describe a situation where you had to work with someone with a difficult personality, and how you dealt with it."

In any case, it's likely that the one woman on that committee will notice sexism long before the men will, so the real question is will they listen to her?

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I'll send them all!

Thank you!



Edit: my guess is that they won't listen to her. Even in higher ed with all their blah blah about D & I - they aren't.

Is it someone that can pass an obvious test in an interview with a simple answer, or someone who seems pensive when asked a genuinely complex question?

Simple minded people are less likely to treat everyone with respect, but they can learn to avoid the obvious traps. Smart people often don't see the traps for what they are, and will answer your questions in good faith. You will find the latter group's behavior suspicious.