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re: Frustrated job applicant changes 1 letter on his resume, responses pour in
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:30 am to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:30 am to Draconian Sanctions
I have friends with Hispanic names the will tell you it HELPS them. If you're educated it helps, perhaps Jose was looking for lower end jobs.
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Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:33 am to Draconian Sanctions
such bullshite.
my name is so damn latino..has not ever made a difference.
my name is so damn latino..has not ever made a difference.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:34 am to TheIndulger
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Yeah but Washington is almost primarily a black name. Smith is a tossup
. According to the article more Blacks are "Williams" than any other name ,but percentage wise its nearly a toss-up(46% Black).
But Smith was less than 25% Blacks although the overall number may be pretty high as well since Smith is the mist common name.
Percentage wise the 'Blackest' names are Washington(90%), Jefferson(75%) & Jackson(54%).
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 11:42 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:42 am to hondurantiger
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such bullshite.
my name is so damn latino..has not ever made a difference.
There are other variables to consider, I'm sure. Placement in class, industry, etc.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:49 am to The Pirate King
Why is it bullshite?
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:51 am to street pizza
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Black parents have told me they specifically named their children "normal" names so they won't be discriminated against on job applications. I applaud them for the forward thinking regarding the success of their children.
While that's the "right" thing to do, why should an employer discriminate against someone based on their name if it's not American? Is assimilation right or are u insinuating that some names are better than offers?
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 11:52 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:53 am to Retrograde
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As a white male conservative... I have some sympathy. I don't know if anyone can do anything about it but it is what it is. One one hand there is the approach of "Clean up your community and you won't continue to have this problem", and then there is the idea of "Minorities are constantly victimized and the real fault lies with all of you white males". Neither is true and the truth lies somewhere in between. In my mind it is an unfixable problem that will be resolved, but many lifetimes from now.
Someone gets it.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:59 am to Draconian Sanctions
As a former recruiter, I can tell you for a fact that if you have an in-demand skill set, you could be named Osama and get calls back
Posted on 9/4/14 at 12:01 pm to Pankins
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As a former recruiter, I can tell you for a fact that if you have an in-demand skill set, you could be named Osama and get calls back
You're limiting the parameters, though. What if it's an over-saturated market? You could argue that one's biases, even subconscious ones with regards to race, are more likely to surface when faced with a multitude of applicants.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 2:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Clicked link, saw huff post, didn't read
Posted on 9/4/14 at 2:37 pm to StrongSafety
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are u insinuating that some names are better than offers?
If you meant "others", then yes some names are better than others.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:58 pm to SabiDojo
Fair enough. But I'd add that in a free market system, companies which prejudicially discriminate are at a competitive disadvantage to those which don't.
That doesn't make discrimination go away, but I believe market forces are the most efficient and therefore most effective process to fight discrimination. Of course, I'm also into bitcoin, so, you know, fwiw, I guess.
That doesn't make discrimination go away, but I believe market forces are the most efficient and therefore most effective process to fight discrimination. Of course, I'm also into bitcoin, so, you know, fwiw, I guess.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 7:55 am to hondurantiger
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such bull shite. my name is so damn latino..has not ever made a difference.
Same here. Of course I'm working with people of all races and are evaluated only on performance.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 8:40 am to Draconian Sanctions
Maybe they didn't like the accent in his name?? 
Posted on 9/5/14 at 8:54 am to street pizza
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Black parents have told me they specifically named their children "normal" names so they won't be discriminated against on job applications. I applaud them for the forward thinking regarding the success of their children.
This must be a new thing.
Have nurse friends who have told me stories if the crazy names that are born everyday
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