Choosing to call to schedule an interview for an obvious asian man and not an obvious hispanic man. What i mean by this is that I had a feeling that I was being discriminated against based on my race, which is obvious by my name, so what I did was sent the exact same resume to an employer and simply changed the last name to an obvious asian last name, Kim. I never got a call back for the hispanic named resume even after having submitted my resume and waiting two weeks, but received a reponse on the next working day for the asian last name resume. They left a voice mail on my phone in response to my resume, at this point I did not know whether it was for my hispanic name RESUME 1 or my asian name RESUME 2. I called back the emplyer and discovered they had called for resume 2, so they said hi, is this Richard Kim, I said no, this is Richard Blank, and we continued speaking and I scheduled an interview for this Thursday.
2007-09-04 11:12:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
And she was supposed to send me a confirmatin e-mail but didnt, the lady I spoke with was obvously asian, I could tell by her accent. What do you think?
2007-09-04 11:13:27 · update #1
Sarah, you're an idiot. When Im being discriminated on against my race its an obvious problem, this is the law and any qualified individual should have the same rights and the same oppurtunities for employment. My incident shows that there are still lots of racists ignorant f***s out there. Its important to report employers like this and let them know they cant do **** like this and get away with it.
2007-09-04 11:42:12 · update #2
I think you do have a case. it sounds like because of all of this immigration stuff like they decided to just avoid the possible consequences and just not hire any Hispanic people. I think you should call the EEOC ( Equal Employment Opportunity Corporation ) or the NAACP
2007-09-04 11:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by BILL 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I think you are going to need a lot more than supposition to win. They can easily claim:
1. They never received the first resume - Can you prove they did?
2. They reviewed the resumes in reverse after you sent the second resume and called you because of that resume. They then skipped over you when they found the second identical resume.
2007-09-04 18:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting case. I'm sure this kind of stuff goes on all the time, but proving it is obviously the hard part. They could claim that any number of things happened to the hispanic-named resume which would have prevented them from contacting you. Have you seen many asians driving non-asian cars? Is that discrimination or coincidence? Can't prove either.
2007-09-04 18:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by Lavrenti Beria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're entirely too sensitive. No employer owes you an interview. You are lucky you got a call, regardless of your name. Give it up. If you are worried that this company discriminates, just don't work there. Attack me if you like, but it sounds like you would have a terrible time proving discrimination. Better to spend your resources (time) elsewhere if a job is what you're after. With the attitude you have shown here, you're not real hireable.
2007-09-04 18:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
PS: Why is it that all the White people who squawk about minority preferences go ballistic the first time they are not put on the preferred list. Minorities have been dealing with this for a long time. A private company can hire who they like anyway.
2007-09-04 18:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
This has been tried before and shot down every time.
You've got one instance against their hiring statistics for the past few years. You can't even get nuisance money out of this one.
2007-09-04 18:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they won't want to hire someone who is playing manipulation games with their company from the get go. That's dishonest and most employers don't hire people they think are dishonest.
And to answer your question: No. You can't sue someone for preferring a non-existent person. If the person doesn't exist they obviously can't hire them.
2007-09-04 18:20:02 · answer #7 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Caught'em with their hand in the cookie jar. Suing is an option but what will be gained from it? Are you actively seeking employment elsewhere or do you want to work for the company?
Weigh out the pros/cons of it first.
2007-09-04 18:18:31 · answer #8 · answered by Glen B 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No but you can report them to the EEOC in your state with the Facts you have wont help you but will put some heat on them
2007-09-04 18:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by tap158 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋