[shazzdeeds]

I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with admitting we as humans have these kinds of pre-selection social biases baked into us as a survival trait. We just have to be conscious of it and try to fight it when we sense it working against our goals, especially in a hiring context.

That said what you did for your friend was perfectly reasonable knowing full well many people have these biases and will not make the effort to fight them consciously.