I&#x27;m an advocate of blind hiring and promotion across the board.  Study after study has shown that it is the only way to remove bias (race&#x2F;class&#x2F;gender&#x2F;etc) on the part of the hiring&#x2F;promoting party.<p>Here&#x27;s an NPR&#x2F;All Tech Considered story on it.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;alltechconsidered&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;28&#x2F;410264592&#x2F;blind-auditions-could-give-employers-a-better-hiring-sense" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;alltechconsidered&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;28&#x2F;410...</a>