Turner the Cat
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Tbf this isnt just an ethic minority problem. My wife is Eastern European and felt her surname held her back. She was very happy when she married me and could change her name to an English surname.British citizens from ethnic minority backgrounds have to send, on average, 60% more job applications to get a positive response from employers compared to their white counterparts, according to researchers at Nuffield College's Centre for Social Investigation (CSI).
They sent around 3,200 fake job applications for both manual and non-manual jobs - including chefs, shop assistants, accountants and software engineers - in response to adverts on a popular recruitment site between November 2016 and December 2017.
All of the fictitious candidates were British citizens, or had moved to the UK by the age of six, and had identical CVs, covering letters and years of experience.
The only thing that they changed was the applicant's name, which they based on their ethnic background.
While 24% of white British applicants received a call back from UK employers, only 15% of ethnic minority applicants did.
Compared to White British applicants, people of:
- Pakistani heritage had to make 70% more applications
- Nigerian and South Asian heritage 80% more applications
- Middle Eastern and north African heritage 90% more applications
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Why your name matters in the search for a job
Why jobseekers with ethnic names change personal details on their CVs.www.bbc.co.uk
But yeah employers only want the best talent.