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Old 05-01-2013, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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I heard that white employers throw away black applications.
Since most applications are electronic now, they are always black (on white background).
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Old 05-01-2013, 04:47 PM
 
Location: Armsanta Sorad
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Since most applications are electronic now, they are always black (on white background).
At least in America, employers will include the stupid diversity questionnaire in applications which will ask for the person's race.
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Old 05-01-2013, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Va. Beach
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It's Bush's fault.
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Columbus, OH
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Doesn't surprise me.

Big government policies always hurt the poor more. And for whatever reasons blacks tend to be more poor than many other groups on average.

It only makes sense the poor would get more poor with President Obama. Or least not be able to get ahead.
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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OK now, give Obama a break. It's his first job.
I wouldn't exactly call what he's doing in the White House working, I mean he does have to get a round of golf in everyday right and party with with his Hollywood friends?
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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Weird, they didnt mention Asians or Indians
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:29 PM
 
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I heard that white employers throw away black applications.
Prove it.
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Allendale MI
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Wait what is the black unemployment right now.
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:32 PM
 
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At least in America, employers will include the stupid diversity questionnaire in applications which will ask for the person's race.
If they didn't ask for peoples race in job applications then there'd be no way for the government to track employment by race such as in this article in the OP.

If you can't track employment on the basis of race then you can't tell if a demographic is being discriminated against in the work place.

But I agree. We're all human and we should just get rid of the race questionnaire.
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Old 05-01-2013, 05:34 PM
 
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Wait what is the black unemployment right now.
Unemployment is alot higher than official numbers. The reason for this is because people who are not on unemployment or people who have stopped looking for work are not counted as unemployed.

Real unemployment is around 10-11% nationwide for all groups.

For whites it's around 8 or 9%.

Blacks it's likely to be around 19%.
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