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Does It Hurt or Help to Declare Race on Job Applications?

Does It Hurt or Help to Declare Race on Job Applications?

Question: When I apply for a job, should I put my ethnicity? Especially in places like California that don’t have affimative-action policies? When I write my race, is this hurting my chances to find a job? I have an engineering degree, with good grades, and 8 years’ experience, but I can’t find a job. I wonder if it is because of my race.

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Being White Doesnt Mean You’re ‘Normal’

Being White Doesnt Mean You’re ‘Normal’

Question: Why do white people considered themselves “unraced” but think everyone else is … AND … what can I do as a minority to counteract that without coming off with a “chip on my shoulder”?

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