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shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#1New Post! May 26, 2010 @ 05:20:30
New Bureau of Labor statistics. In 2009
Unemployment rate for blacks WITH a college degree is twice that of their white counter parts.
raditz On March 24, 2024
Blah





Houston, Texas
#2New Post! May 26, 2010 @ 05:21:09
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#3New Post! May 26, 2010 @ 05:28:05
Native Americans with a degree are also unemployed at twice the rate as whites. On some reservations there just are NO jobs to be had. Unemployment can be 85%
Here's is a great organization!
https://www.collegefund.org/
rocket48 On May 23, 2013




, Texas
#4New Post! May 27, 2010 @ 12:44:55
That just means there are more qualified applicants. AA means crap to me when I am hiring. I hire the most qualified people to get the job done. Race has nothing to do with it. Looks like Native Americans need to do something OFF the reservation for a change.
plebian_angel On April 25, 2012
Intergalactic hussy





a great future,
#5New Post! May 27, 2010 @ 12:46:23
You are supposed to hire the most qualified regardless of race. Race is only supposed to be looked at if there is a tie on qualified applicants.
Spinkiegirl On August 18, 2018




Chicago, Illinois
#6New Post! May 27, 2010 @ 14:56:45
@shinobinoz Said

New Bureau of Labor statistics. In 2009
Unemployment rate for blacks WITH a college degree is twice that of their white counter parts.



That's disturbing to say the least!
Spinkiegirl On August 18, 2018




Chicago, Illinois
#7New Post! May 27, 2010 @ 14:57:35
@rocket48 Said

That just means there are more qualified applicants. AA means crap to me when I am hiring. I hire the most qualified people to get the job done. Race has nothing to do with it. Looks like Native Americans need to do something OFF the reservation for a change.



Kimmler On February 03, 2011

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Stockport, United Kingdom
#8New Post! May 27, 2010 @ 15:14:12
I think it's sad that AA is needed in America today. Not sure who it helps in the long run.
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#9New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:19:46
@Kimmler Said

I think it's sad that AA is needed in America today. Not sure who it helps in the long run.


Making sure that when things are even minorities get into jobs when they are the hardest hit economically...... and your not sure????
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#10New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:20:24
@rocket48 Said

That just means there are more qualified applicants. AA means crap to me when I am hiring. I hire the most qualified people to get the job done. Race has nothing to do with it. Looks like Native Americans need to do something OFF the reservation for a change.


Would you leave the USA for a job?
raditz On March 24, 2024
Blah





Houston, Texas
#11New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:33:46
@shinobinoz Said

Would you leave the USA for a job?



I know that wasn't directed at me, but depending on where the job is, and how much it paid, yeah.
GSnap On March 02, 2019




Over the Rainbow,
#12New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:36:12
If employers conduct ONLY phone interviews and do NOT ask for anyone to fill out that EEOC form then maybe they will be doing much better towards a diverse workforce than affirmative action.

Affirmative action tends to push those of ethnicity and i can't see that helping either. If i were a person of color i woudln't want to get a job 'because' i was a person of color, I'd hope I was the most qualified. Because if i was not then i might not do myself or the company much of a favor if i got the job and didn't do well because someone overlooked that i lacked certain skills.

Do phone interviews only and then maybe the best and most qualified will start getting jobs.

Overweight people are also discriminated against a lot, and phone interviews would also nip that in the bud. And I don't even think this is considered a protective class so this group of people gets NO fair treatment in many cases. People with a disability that is easily identified visually would also benefit from this. If a person can do the job as stated in the requirements, it shouldn't matter what they look like or their color, but the system is either biased unfairly towards one particular group, or another, and neither bias is fair. Remove the visual component and maybe fairness might be more apt to happen naturally.

I dont know WHY they need to SEE the applicant.
GSnap On March 02, 2019




Over the Rainbow,
#13New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:36:46
@plebian_angel Said

You are supposed to hire the most qualified regardless of race. Race is only supposed to be looked at if there is a tie on qualified applicants.



Well how is that fair to the person who isn't black or hispanic? [smile]https://i.tfster.com/tfs/images/smilies/confused3.gif">

There should be a more professional 'tie breaker' than that.
JoJoeh On August 20, 2013




Munchkin Ville,
#14New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:48:35
Good topic...although I can say that I am indefinately NOT surprised.
HiImDan On February 29, 2024




Cleveland, the boil on the but
#15New Post! May 28, 2010 @ 00:52:59
I've had applications thrown in the garbage cuz I'm white Yeah, that's fair.
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