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Her job referral platform aims to fight bias in recruiting and hiring

Shaniqua Davis has a trick for getting her resume noticed by recruiters — changing her name to Shawn. "Almost every single job I apply to under the name Shaniqua gets rejected," she said. "And then when I apply under Shawn Davis, I almost instantly get interview requests." Davis studied information technology and computer science at Michigan State University, and has worked in web design and digital marketing. Despite her qualifications, her experience echoes research that shows people with…

 

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