Numerous Research Studies Show That in the Hiring Process, Workers

question 207

Multiple Choice

Numerous research studies show that in the hiring process, workers of color are less likely to obtain jobs than whites with equivalent credentials, including:

• A) a study that examined job opportunities for recent college graduates and found that black applicants received 14 percent fewer calls for interviews than whites with identical resumes.
• B) a Milwaukee study in which 34 percent of white applicants were called back versus 14 percent of equally qualified black applicants.
• C) a study of hiring at upscale restaurants in New York City that found that applicants of color were less likely than white applicants to be interviewed for open positions and were a little more than half as likely to get an offer of employment as white applicants.
• D) a study of Los Angeles hotel employers that found that almost all preferred immigrant Latino workers to native-born black workers for maid jobs.
• E) All the above

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