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i'm sick of hearing about why black men are not hired when all genders and races are being affected by a weak economy. I'm a black unemployed male and would never use race as an excuse if I was rejected after a job interview. You just analyze what you can do better the next time and move on instead of making excuses when a company chooses someone else for a job.
I really think in this day and age very few employers are truly prejudiced. There maybe a few ignorant people out there who might make a racial joke or a manager with some outdated stereotypes. However, most people can be convinced to at least give everyone a chance.
The biggest things that stand in the way of more black men being hired are the obvious ones:
1. Too many high school dropouts.
2. Too many with a criminal record.
3. Dress habits that make the employer think the applicant is sloppy.
4. Poor ability to communicate and use of a ghetto dialect.
5. Limited employment experience.
Get past those hurdles and a black applicant will be just fine.
I really think in this day and age very few employers are truly prejudiced. There maybe a few ignorant people out there who might make a racial joke or a manager with some outdated stereotypes. However, most people can be convinced to at least give everyone a chance.
The biggest things that stand in the way of more black men being hired are the obvious ones:
1. Too many high school dropouts.
2. Too many with a criminal record.
3. Dress habits that make the employer think the applicant is sloppy.
4. Poor ability to communicate and use of a ghetto dialect.
5. Limited employment experience.
Get past those hurdles and a black applicant will be just fine.
Then why was I not hired in the past 4 years when I had all of the above?
The limited employment experience is a catch-22 when you are an employer and the perosn you are interviewing is a College grad with a few internships during a recession.
Then why was I not hired in the past 4 years when I had all of the above?
The limited employment experience is a catch-22 when you are an employer and the perosn you are interviewing is a College grad with a few internships during a recession.
TVSG, I know people make fun of you in the other forums, but what made you bring that up? I was asking for a reason. Are you implying or trying to imply that race was the reason?
TVSG, I know people make fun of you in the other forums, but what made you bring that up? I was asking for a reason. Are you implying or trying to imply that race was the reason?
That's what it looked like you were doing since you were not hired in 4 years.
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