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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A black woman did something similar with job applications that made the news.  She put that she was a white woman and got tons more job interviews.  After reading about this I had dh put he was a white man and he was actually hired for the job. [/quote]
Actually, the study was done with ethnic sounding names. Those with common AA names received fewer calls for interviews. Nobody puts their race on a resume and even job applications don't specifically ask for it. Do employers still hand out the optional EEO form where you can specify a race? I'm not even sure that's done anymore.[/quote]

I personally know 2 women that used their non ethnic sounding middle names after having problems getting interviews for jobs.  After changing their names, both were able to secure great job offers.

Unfortunately,I gave my daughter a very ethnic name (before I really knew it was common in the AA community).  We will have to see how the job hunt goes when the time comes and if she needs to switch to her non ethnic middle name.[/quote]

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