I heard about a sad report where hiring managers were known to toss away resumes from applicants with?

Question

"black sounding" names.. like Lakeesha, Tyrone, etc.. have you seen or know of such people in power who have also tossed away resumes from applicants with Hispanic names? I'm curious to see if this disturbing practice affects Latinos as well (focusing on white collar job opportunities for college grads).

Answer 1

As stated above "WASPs" are more likely to give a "minority" better than equal chance so they can fill quotas and ratios. That said it is possible but at the end of the day you are more likely to have your resume thrown away for:

sent/turned in late
more than one page
funky color
over or under regular paper size
wrinkled or overly folded
pencil or pen editing
huge blocks of text
funky format making reading difficult

Answer 2

Sure it happen just like a Korean company will through away resumes with names like Smith, Jones, and Wentworth.

Wake TF Up. In practice the WASP is more accommodating than any other group. The worst "disturbing practices" I've seen actually come from the Indians, the Chineese, the Japaneese, and the Europeans. All these groups hire their own and while a different ethnicity is good enough to work in a subordinate role, they are never brought in for the senior management positions.

Answer 3

Every one of us has pre-conceived notions on all sorts of things, for all sorts of reason. Some are conscious decisions, some unconscious. I once read an article that said men wearing brown shoes or suits were the least likely of any given group to be hired, even if their qualifications were identical to someone else's. So go figure. So sure, resumes are likely tossed for ethnic reasons, and some are considered for that very same reason, so in some cases it's a wash.

Answer 4

Yes, this happens, but it's hard to prove. It's usually one or a few individuals who do this. One tip is to use only your first initial and last name on job applications. Another is to send your application directly to the hiring manager, by name, to avoid any discriminatory pre-screening in HR--good managers want the best qualified candidate, regardless of ethnicity or gender. Bad managers are the kind you don't want to work with anyway.

Answer 5

I am sure there are instances where racial bigotry is still practiced in this manner. However, most companies do not discriminate and, in fact, keep ALL resumes for a period of time simply to be able to help establish they don't discriminate.

The report you refer to sounds like one put out by some interest group that knows in advance the conclusion they wish to reach and then looks for the evidence to support it.

Answer 6

Sadly, people sometimes do things like that in this world. If they're caught, they could suffer steep fines and damaged reputations.

It's nit "right" but take a little heart. My friend worked at the post office and some well meaning ladies of color were doing the opposite. They were hiring people on purpose WITH ethnic sounding names.

The truth is, people usually hire people "like them." It takes a conscientious person to seek diversity in their hiring practices. If you or I were doing it, we should set an example and make an effort to expand our minds to include everyone to mean "like us."

Answer 7

Never heard of it, but I think it is entirely asinine and cruel. If I knew where people did that, and I wasn't the race they were discriminating, I still wouldn't send in my resume as any place that treats people like that are not worthy of a hard working employee.