Man slightly changes name on resume, job offers start rolling in. (school, 2014)
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During his months-long job search, he says he logged onto his computer every morning and combed the internet for listings, applying to everything he felt qualified for. In the Buzzfeed video above, he estimates that he sent out between 50 to 100 resumes a day -- which is, in a word, impressive.
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Many people say that we don't need affirmative action, but humans do discriminate subconsciously as evidenced by this. People make assumptions about people based on some information on paper. Even if that candidate is very qualified, he can still get glossed over.
Do you agree with the article or disagree? Should parents from other countries make their kids have ''American-sounding'' names?
Oh yes. There's a whole body of research where scientists have run this exact experiment with numbers of people with controls. There's no doubt at all that employers act this way when evaluating resumes.
I think parents can give any name they please to their kids. In the normal course of events, those kids will acquire a nickname or three, since that is what kids do. All the parents need do is not insist that the kid in question refuse he nickname.
Many people say that we don't need affirmative action, but humans do discriminate subconsciously as evidenced by this. People make assumptions about people based on some information on paper. Even if that candidate is very qualified, he can still get glossed over.
Do you agree with the article or disagree? Should parents from other countries make their kids have ''American-sounding'' names?
Read the Article on Yahoo the other day, his last name is just as "foreign influenced" as his real first name is.
He is in the news now though, so we know both his names.
They will have their traditional first name and a "eurocentric" first name.
You go to other nations around the world and they'll discriminate against you because your name isn't "serbian enough" or whatever ethnicity that dominates.
I live in NYC. When my fiance was looking for a job change she had her resume reflecting the address where she lived prior to living with me which was in a predominately spanish section of the Bronx. For almost a month there were no leads. I suggested she change her address to her current one which was in a much nicer and predominately white area of Queens. Sure enough as soon as she did that the job offers started rolling in.
yes, really! a friend of mine is mixed race and her kids both got full scholarships to an exclusive New England boarding school. One for academics, the other for sports. They were the only non whites in the whole school.
this has been debated extensively. both sides can make this argument.
Many people say that we don't need affirmative action, but humans do discriminate subconsciously as evidenced by this. People make assumptions about people based on some information on paper. Even if that candidate is very qualified, he can still get glossed over.
Do you agree with the article or disagree? Should parents from other countries make their kids have ''American-sounding'' names?
Nope. We all know discrimination exists but we should never give in and let others bigotry influence our decision making process...
I live in NYC. When my fiance was looking for a job change she had her resume reflecting the address where she lives prior to living with me which was in a predominately spanish section of the Bronx. For almost a month there were no leads. I suggested she change her address to her current one which was in a much nicer and predominately white area of Queens. Sure enough as soon as she did that the job offers started rolling in.
that's a first... for me anyway. very interesting.
I think everyone discriminates, everyone. it's almost impossible to prove - that's why it's done.
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