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| − | + | Related PostsJos茅 Zamora was all about town for the past few months trying to look for work. At one point, he sent out somewhere around 50 to 100 resumes a day. Even <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Jimmy-Choo-Look-Alike-Shoes>Jimmy Choo Look Alike Shoes</a> with these numerous job applications, he wasn鈥檛 getting anything from potential employers. | |
| − | + | One day, he decided to drop one letter from his first name, which would completely anglicize it. He dropped the s from his name and started applying for jobs as Joe Zamora, and Joe started receiving聽replies from every opening he applied to. | |
| − | + | In his , Zamora聽mentions that he did not change anything else; he kept the rest of his聽resume聽exactly the聽same. However, this small change was enough for employers to take notice. | |
| − | + | Zamora鈥檚 <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Jeans>True Religion Jeans</a> story sounds like a surprise, but it is not a new one. A study done back in the early 2000 s found out that individuals who had 鈥渨hite-sounding names鈥?had 50% more interview <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Mens-Gucci-Watches>Mens Gucci Watches</a> callbacks than those with black-sounding names. | |
| − | + | One story in the New York Times also showed that some interviewees admitted to altering their resumes to conceal their race or tone down their level of 鈥渂lackness.鈥? | |
| + | Zamora thinks that while most people are not aware or conscious of judging others by their names, they do it all the time. | ||
| + | Follow theGrio on Twitter . | ||
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Jos茅 Zamora (YouTube) Related PostsJos茅 Zamora was all about town for the past few months trying to look for work. At one point, he sent out somewhere around 50 to 100 resumes a day. Even <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Jimmy-Choo-Look-Alike-Shoes>Jimmy Choo Look Alike Shoes</a> with these numerous job applications, he wasn鈥檛 getting anything from potential employers. One day, he decided to drop one letter from his first name, which would completely anglicize it. He dropped the s from his name and started applying for jobs as Joe Zamora, and Joe started receiving聽replies from every opening he applied to. In his , Zamora聽mentions that he did not change anything else; he kept the rest of his聽resume聽exactly the聽same. However, this small change was enough for employers to take notice. Zamora鈥檚 <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Jeans>True Religion Jeans</a> story sounds like a surprise, but it is not a new one. A study done back in the early 2000 s found out that individuals who had 鈥渨hite-sounding names鈥?had 50% more interview <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Mens-Gucci-Watches>Mens Gucci Watches</a> callbacks than those with black-sounding names. One story in the New York Times also showed that some interviewees admitted to altering their resumes to conceal their race or tone down their level of 鈥渂lackness.鈥? Zamora thinks that while most people are not aware or conscious of judging others by their names, they do it all the time. Follow theGrio on Twitter .
