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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Resumes with Black sounding names, like Tenisha or Tyrone, are 50 percent less likely to get called in for a job interview than the exact same resume with white-sounding names.”

Yep, that’s true, but so what? You are going to be judged on everything, from the formatting of the resume, to the spelling, to the crazy name your parents gave you. If your parents were dippy hippies and named you “Mountain Flower”, I’d throw that in the trash too.


15 posted on 09/11/2014 9:48:11 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

That’s exactly why I always release my job vacancy announcements in cursive!


32 posted on 09/11/2014 9:55:53 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Boogieman

And what if I dont want to hire Obama voters?
90+% of blacks voted for Obama.
Is that racist?

Brendan Eich was forced out for his political opinion on traditional marriage.


55 posted on 09/11/2014 10:11:57 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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