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"Names say something about the people who pick them. Yes, race; but also education, socioeconomic level, and community...." You are forgetting one not-so-minor
by ajays 15y ago
"Names say something about the people who pick them. Yes, race; but also education, socioeconomic level, and community...."
You are forgetting one not-so-minor fact that the resumes were _identical_ to the white ones'. Are you saying that the recipients just looked at the names and didn't even bother to read the resumes??
- cperciva 15y agoI'm saying that having seen the names people didn't read the resumes as closely, yes.
- Someone 15y agoIt could also mean that they read them differently. Say they took two years more than normal for high school. On the one hand, that can trigger thoughts about laziness or lack of intelligence. On the other, it can trigger thoughts about perseverence (many others would have given up), or about how the recruiter 'lost' two years in high school, too, because his father died in a house fire. Fighting one's prejudices is really hard.