Ernie S.
Diamond Member
I will disqualify a candidate I see as a militant racist. I don't much care what race he is.That's bullshit.
I hire people with the skills I need to fill an opening. I will admit that I succumb to stereotypes at times, especially when I review resumes for possible candidates.
I figure parents that burden their children with some made up pseudo-African name are militant agitators and have raised their children the same way. I want Americans in my employ. I don't want people who identify as Gay-American, German-American Afro_American or Japanese-American. I don't want racists of any skin tone.
So you just admitted that you will disqualify a candidate if they have a "black" name. But you aren't even a little bit racist, right, Cleetus?
So let's look at that. If someone applies to your Possum Catching Company with a name like "Tetsuo Suzuki", you wouldn't hire him because he wasn't "American"? Or "Jamal Washington"?
Tetsuo Suzuki would get his resume read as would a black Stephen Washington even if he included a photo with his application. I have no problem hiring the best candidate for a job if I think he is a good fit
Jamal Washington's resume would go to the bottom of the stack.
I've been out in the real world long enough to know that a great many people who give their kids "African" names are militant racist asses that think Whitey owes them a living. They typically raise their kids to be the same way.
Have I missed a good candidate here or there along the way? I probably have, but in the end, I have saved countless hours reading resumes and interviewing people who would not fit in at my place of business. I'm not about to apologize for what I have learned over the years. Nor am I apt to change.