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Race/Ethnicities Factors in Recruiting?
Hey guys, I was wondering how my race/ethnicity would affect me in the process of recruiting. My parents are both mixed (genetically and ethnically), so I am, too. But I think culturally my family is completely Asian. Our ancestors immigrated to an Asian country a long time ago, after which we lost...
Whitening My Resume
Hi all, Full disclaimer: I am not a SJW or anything like that. I recall these vague memories of learning about implicit biases associated with resume review - names/org involvement/interests seem to trigger negative bias against implied nationality, sponsorship issues, race, sexual orientation (from...
Race/Ethnicity in Business- Is being an African American a disadvantage?
Hey everyone! I'm a junior in high school who's considering banking as a future career (among many other fields, of course). I'm currently trying to get into the best school possible, so I've been working pretty hard lately (4.0 GPA, 2300 SAT). Now, I am African American (born in Ethiopia), and I've...
Transracial?
I guess you really are whatever you want to be now. I guess you have a lot more options when applying to jobs or college now....... http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/12/us/washington-spoka… This kills me especially, because I always got teased a lot growing up (and even more recently) for being light...
Are the upper echelons of finance all white?
There is much more diversity in ivy leaue schools and analyst programs now than the 80s but what about when it comes to real power on wall street, the VPs, partners, and CEOs of high finance?
Define your race
Just thought I'd get a poll going to see the diversity that makes up our community - What's your race? Pick from the following: Caucasian/White, Black, Latino/Hispanic, East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Other, Mixed. I'll start - Mixed **Mods, I don't mean to make this thread to offend...
Applying as Mixed-Race/Ethnicity (MBA)
Simple question about the logic behind relative competitiveness among typical MBA applicant groups. From what I've read, this is what I understand: 1. White + Male + Investment Banking = very large applicant pool, disadvantage 2. Asian + Male + Investment Banking = very large applicant pool,...
Ethnic Question: WASP vs. everyone else
so while Wall Street is historically known for having a lot of WASPs, how much of an advantage, if any, do WASPs have? Vs. Irish, Italians, and Jews?
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