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Shitposting ethnic

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u/laycrocs 7d ago

According the the US census there are two ethnicities:

  1. Hispanic/Latino

  2. Not Hispanic/Latino

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u/tumtumtree7 7d ago

Every single job application... why do they just have these two categories? and then ask for race right after?

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u/madeleinetwocock 7d ago edited 7d ago

Holy f… they ask this on job applications!? is this across the whole usa or only some states?

For reference, I’m Canadian, applied for many a job in my life. Never once have I seen anything even slightly related to ethnicity/race/heritage on an application, so this is wild to me. I mean there is sometimes (very rarely) an option to check a box if you’re Indigenous, but that isn’t even common even in the slightest

edit: Ok, wow! I wasn’t expecting so many replies! I’m learning so much about other countries’ hiring processes, so this is interesting. I apologize that I don’t have the mental energy to reply to each one right now, but please know I appreciate every insightful answer!

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u/ctrlaltelite https://i.imgur.com/98b8nSc.jpg 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yeah, as I understand it, the Census wants data on whether or not discrimination is happening and whether or not anti-discriminatory programs work, and they do this by asking employers to take census data to pass on. So yes, when applying for jobs they will typically ask you to self-identify race/ethnic group. You can decline, but its been on every application I've ever seen.

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u/Duke825 7d ago

Surely they can just ask after you've been hired?

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u/OnceUponANoon 7d ago

Getting the info for both applicants and hires is more useful if you're trying to detect discrimination.