Tuere Murray

The World

Work: ‘Whitening’ the resume to get called back

Conflict & Justice

Every Thursday, The Takeaway focuses on work issues. This week we take a look at ethnic and racial discrimination in the hiring process and what some people are doing to better their chances of getting called back for a job.

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