'Our hiring process is conducted with the utmost respect for each and every candidate, with a zero-tolerance policy for any participants, including service providers, who break this principle,' a Gates Ventures spokesperson told Insider in a statement. Concentric Advisors told the Journal that its screening process does not violate the law and is the same for male candidates.Ī Gates spokesperson denied it had any knowledge of any sexually explicit questioning in a statement to the Journal. Employers should avoid asking candidates personal questions that involve their gender identity, race, or religion, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It can be illegal for companies to ask potential hires sensitive questions. A Concentric Advisors spokesperson denied asking the questions and said its screening process examined whether potential hires were truthful or had potential 'vulnerability to blackmail.' The screenings took place over the past few years, according to the Journal, and included inquiries about past drug use and other sensitive issues.

Other female workers who applied to the office said they'd been asked if they had ever 'danced for dollars' or had an affair, the publication said, adding that the questions were posed by a third-party security firm, called Concentric Advisors, which is known for working with family offices. Some women who applied for jobs at Gates Ventures, the billionaire's private family office that handles his investments, said that the questions included queries about their past sexual experiences, if they had naked pictures of themselves on their phone, what kind of porn they liked to watch, or if they had a sexually transmitted disease, the Journal reported. It often indicates a user profile.īill Gates' private office had a screening process in which the firm asked some female candidates sexually explicit questions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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