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Why qualified immigrants hide their identities to find work

I speak three languages fluently but my resume gets fewer callbacks when I use my real name instead of an American nickname.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Competence becomes secondary to palatability in a job market that rewards assimilation over skill.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Immigration and identity?”

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