I have two questions: What types of positions were applied for? What did the applicant study? Were all the applications via resume submissions? The author ma

I have two questions: What types of positions were applied for? What did the applicant study? Were all the applications via resume submissions? The author may be completely right that the difficulties he had were due to race, but he also may be wrong. There simply isn't enough data to figure out from the blog post. I'm a white male that graduated with similar credentials and when I applied to 50 management consulting after college I had a very similar experience: courtesy rejection letters if I was lucky, but most of the time not even that. In hindsight, now that I've been on the other side of the table and I've learned a lot about how effective hiring is done, I went about it all wrong at the time. My current self would give my past self the exact same treatment I received. give my I had few references and connections to the industry. Most of my applications were letters/emails with a cover letter and résumé. Later on I discovered that such a tactic fills less than 10% of jobs out there and there direct referrals is one of the best ways. I was naive and inexperienced and went about it all wrong. Applying from a distance is also a huge strike against you [0]. Only senior people with lots of experience get to apply from a distance. For everyone else, you basically need to move to where you want to be and apply as a local hire. [0] http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/05/28/you-cant-look-for-a-job-from-a-remote-location-it-doesnt-work/ http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/05/28/you-cant-look-...