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"The reality is that passive racism and ageism is still extremely active within the recruitment industry." I agree this is an issue in the industry, but I beli
by nw1188 14y ago
"The reality is that passive racism and ageism is still extremely active within the recruitment industry."
I agree this is an issue in the industry, but I believe this point is a serious issue at the companies end rather than the responsibility of the recruiters. Surely the reason it is easier to "sell" white European candidates is that is what the companies want, and the people they end up hiring, this is completely unethical clearly, but recruiters are reacting to this. I am sure if recruiters could submit any C.V. regardless of age and race and still make the money they would.
- Peroni 14y agoI don't doubt that there are some employers who are as much to blame as recruiters but I firmly believe that in London at least, most tech companies would be as open to a non-UK candidate as they would to a UK national. The point I was making is that racism and ageism are rampant purely because it's easier to sell UK based experience than it is to sell foreign experience whereas anyone who truly understands the technicalities of what the candidate has achieved in their career would pay no attention to the geographical location of said achievements. Call it passive racism if you prefer.
- zalew 14y ago"had an unofficial yet extremely active rule where if the applicant had more vowels in their surname than consonants, their CV was instantly dismissed" could somebody tell me who is it discriminating against? it sounds ridiculous, or I'm not getting the reference.
- rmc 14y agoIn a way yes, the companies should not behave like this. But that doesn't absolve the recruitment companies. They are still breaking the law and behaving immorally. Shame on them.