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Re:70 job interviews in 17 days by johnpython on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:50PM (#14684538)
I wonder what's the conversation rate for a woman or person of color?
Re:70 job interviews in 17 days by mrisoli on Sunday July 02, 2017 @06:19PM (#14684641)
Someone tested this a while ago by sending online applications with equal Ivy League graduate resumés by just switching the name to stereotypical ones(it was something like John on one, DeShawn on the other), and the 'white-sounding' name had an overwhelmingly higher number of responses.
Re:70 job interviews in 17 days by throw2bit on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:57PM (#14684561)
Person of color here. Everyone else have to struggle a bit more. I am not automatically privileged like the whites are born into. I changed my name in the resume to a white name just for a test and surprisingly got more interview requests.