As is often quoted, resumes with black-sounding names get far fewer calls for interviews than resumes with white-sounding names.
That is an oft-cited conclusion from an old study that has not been reproduced in the tech industry (the classic one is http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873, a 2003 study in Boston and Chicago where they submitted resumes based on newspaper ads), where there is a devastating lack of supply and vicious competition for minority candidates.
Someone should repro this in tech, though, it would be quite useful to know how things look here and now!
That is an oft-cited conclusion from an old study that has not been reproduced in the tech industry (the classic one is http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873, a 2003 study in Boston and Chicago where they submitted resumes based on newspaper ads), where there is a devastating lack of supply and vicious competition for minority candidates.
Someone should repro this in tech, though, it would be quite useful to know how things look here and now!