Investigation into Microsoft Corporation Reveals Allegations of Inappropriate Interview Questions
According to the Wall Street Journal, Gates Ventures, the private family office of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has been accused of posing sexually explicit questions to female applicants during job interviews. Concentric Advisors, a security consulting firm hired to conduct interviews and background checks, allegedly asked invasive and inappropriate questions exclusively to female candidates applying for positions at Gates’ private office. This revelation has shocked many.
Shocking questions
Female candidates were asked about their past sexual experiences, history of drug use, preference for pornography and even whether they kept intimate pictures on their phones. Other candidates claimed they were asked if they had ever “danced for dollars” or had extramarital affairs, the report said.
Speaking about the hiring process, Bill Gates’ spokesperson told PEOPLE that the hiring “process was conducted with the utmost respect for each candidate and a zero-tolerance policy for all participants, including service providers who violate this principle,” and a background check. the process is the same for men and women.
Gates Ventures responds
On the other hand, a spokesperson for Gates Ventures told the WSJ that while he had not heard of such questions being asked by Concentric Advisors, “a line of inquiry would be unacceptable and would violate Gates Ventures’ contract with the contractor.”
“During our more than 15-year history, we have never received information from any salesperson or interviewee that inappropriate questions were asked during the screening process. We can confirm that after a comprehensive review of our records, not a single job offer has ever been withdrawn based on this type of information,” he said in a statement.
On the other hand, Concentric Advisors denied the allegations and stated that their screening process determines a candidate’s susceptibility to blackmail with respect and that they have zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior.
