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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I try to never mispronounce ANYONE's name, regardless of race.  I may think "Oh you poor thing" when I meet a black girl named Dy'mond Kulture but would never say anything to a child.  If I were close friends with Dy'mond and she brought up her name, I might ask if she's ever thought of having it legally changed.

I work in HR and recruiting and don't judge based on name. [b]I judge based on eye contact, fit of clothing (not brands, but are the pants sagging, are b**bs showing), mumbling, etc.  THOSE are the things that tell me DeMarcus has eaten fast food for dinner and regularly had the electricity turned off and many "fathers" traipsed through his apartment.[/b]  [/quote]

So does that person have no chance?  That seems heartless.[/quote]
If we're interviewing six people for one position and one guy is wearing pants sagging so low that I see his underwear and he doesn't make eye contact and mumbles so much I have to ask him to repeat himself, but five other people don't do any of those things then yes, that ONE guy doesn't have a chance.  We are trying to hire people who will be productive at work, and help the company and thrive here.  If the guy can't take a few minutes to go to the free library and use free internet to google interview tips, then no, we're not hiring that person.

We have hired people saying "Part of the dress code is that pants must sit above the hip bones at all times.  Are you comfortable complying with that?"  And we've said to people, "You've expressed frustration that we haven't moved you out of the position you're in.  But we can't have you interacting with people until you've demonstrated you have clear communication skills.  That means looking people in the eye when you're talking with them, and speaking clearly."

This is not heartless.  It's business.  [/quote]
It's one thing to base this on a person's presentation as an adult. But you felt the need to tie that behavior to a potential candidate's upbringing. That's the thing people are taking an issue with.[/quote]

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