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by r9295 802 days ago
Why did you include your race and gender in your application?
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This is a fair point. Including them is a little weird in the first place and totally a red flag.
I can find plenty of Indeed postings that won't let you submit the application without specifying ...
Could it be a USA thing?
I'm not in HR; but I imagine they're very averse to anything that might reflect bias in employment and putting your gender, current ability to get pregnant, religion, etc, on a resume would absolutely count in that way, I imagine.
Definitely not US. We have voluntary self identification.
Yea that's how it's supposed to be, right? However, I am sure that I've seen applications which don't categorize that input as optional.