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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. Neutralizing Workplace Racism 09/13/24 #FridayThe13th #RacistPaganRituals
Description: This week, The Wall Street Journal reported that a new problem facing employees is a growing number of "fake candidates." In this context, "fake" means workers who present impressive résumés and complete competent Zoom interviews, yet lack the rudimentary skills of the job. WSJ did not provide information on the racial classification of the deceptive candidates. However, it's a common Racist cliché that black and non-white employees have to be overqualified to be hired - and sometimes, being overqualified is used as justification for not hiring black people. Gus doubts that hoards of black applicants with phony credentials are...