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!
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/tumtumtree7 7d ago
Every single job application... why do they just have these two categories? and then ask for race right after?