Mainstream News, News

Black TikToker Started Securing Job Interviews Only After Listing Her Race As White On Applications

 

A Black TikToker is speaking out after she completely turned her fruitless job search around by making one change to her applications: marking her race as white.

The user, who goes by Dee Realz, spoke on the situation in a TikTok she uploaded last week.

“For the past 6 months, I have been angrily and aggressively looking for a new job. Absolutely no call backs, no text backs, no email backs,” she began.

Dee then shared that she tried everything to help her job search go well, including re-vamping her resume 3 different times and applying to at least 3 different jobs every single day.

She also took more drastic measures, including going by her middle name on applications, with the intention for her name to come off “a little less ethnic,” as she puts it.

Dee then shared that she eventually came across a content creator who recommended that applicants of color should mark their race as white to help secure job interviews, and — despite her initial skepticism — she decided to follow suit.

Source: Black TikToker Started Securing Job Interviews Only After Listing Her Race As White On Applications