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Job Posting: 'Preferably Caucasian'

A Virginia-based IT staffing and recruiting company has apologized for an offensive job posting on LinkedIn and other sites that called for “preferably Caucasian” applicants. Source: WUSA9 WASHINGTON -- One of Virginia's most popular companies is facing social media ridicule. Hundreds of posts are slamming Cynet Systems over a racially discriminatory job posting. The company apologized, but a lot of critics wonder how the job post could get by even the most cursory review. The on-line drubbing started with this Twitter post: Uh, hey @cynetjobs - what's with this?Your job listing for a mid-senior level business development position's top qualification is "Preferably Caucasian"How could you POSSIBLY think that's okay?

 

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