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Is There Still Racism in IT Hiring Practices?

noahz asks: "Today [now three days ago] in the United States marks Martin Luther King Day, remembering the birthday - and legacy - of the great civil rights leader. It's been over 40 years since his march on Washington, back when IT was still in its infancy and was exclusively a white, male field. But, how much progress has been made in the IT world? I recently had a recruiter tell me that I would have no problem finding a job in the current economy - not because I am enthusastic, well-educated and have good experience - but because I am caucasian - 'white'. This particular recruiter insisted that his years experience has led him to this conclusion - but I wonder: what the collective experience of the Slashdot readership has found?"

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  1. Re:A unique Black sysadmin's opinion by Synth3t1c · · Score: 5, Funny

    My IQ was rated at about 190 when I was 12

    I've compiled a list of websites that you may want to spend more time on than slashdot:
    http://www.mensa.org/
    http://www.cerebrals.com/
    http://www.smartgroups.com/
    http://www.iqsociety.org/

    You may feel more at home there ^_^

    *dons flaimsuit*

  2. Re:A unique Black sysadmin's opinion by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yeah well, IQ is overrated,

    Nonsense! It's a great measure of how good a person is at doing IQ tests...