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> A mismatch between the name displayed on the resume or networking site, and the candidate’s command of English (e.g. Chris Smith with a B.A. from a large US r
by WCSTombs 2y ago
> A mismatch between the name displayed on the resume or networking site, and the candidate’s command of English (e.g. Chris Smith with a B.A. from a large US research university who can barely speak interview-level English is surprising).
IANAL, but this sounds 100% illegal to me. From https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices:
> An employer may not base hiring decisions on stereotypes and assumptions about a person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
- voidnap 2y agoBut they aren't making hiring decisions based on stereotypes; they are making hiring decisions based on someone not being who they claim to be. Right?
- ummonk 2y agoIf they expect someone named Chris Smith to have a better command of English than someone named Kim Ji-hoon, then arguably that might indeed be illegal discrimination.
- Reubend 2y agoIANAL, but racial discrimination based on a name is certainly illegal. However, rejecting a candidate who can't speak English well despite attending a university in the US isn't illegal. If the based their decisions on the 2nd half of that, it could be fine.