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20
Mar
It seems as though your name can really tip potential employers off about your ethnicity and race. And for some, that’s not always a good thing, despite the fact that our society claims to be racially tolerant, diverse and accepting.
A New York Times article presented a very interesting perspective on this “racial inequality” in the workforce. It seems like the all-American workforce may not be as tolerant as one would hope, according to this article. And despite the fact that we have a president named “Barack Obama”, sometimes “Barry Obama” would have an easier time landing a job.
Take the example of Barry Jabbar Sykes, who goes by “Barry J. Sykes” on his resume, in order to level the racial playing field.
Or let’s consider a different New York Times article that speaks of a Chicago woman, Tahani Tomkins, who struggled to get interviews until she changed her resume name to “T.S. Tomkins”, due to the racial inequity in hiring.
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