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Old 04-18-2013, 12:50 PM   #769
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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder View Post
Focusing on merit is great, but what happens is that when you have to applicants with similar experience and credentials, the white applicant will be picked for the job more often than not. That's because the person hiring unconsciously favors the white person and genuinely believes they are the better candidate.
These days, I would guess that another probable outcome is that non-white applicant gets hired because the hiring manager wants diversity, fears appearing racist, etc.
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