It’s time to remove the ‘race’ option off employment applications. (Affirmative action in the workplace)
I’ve seen workarounds where the applicant WANTS the prospective employer to know: “African Student Union” and such. I believe this is because especially for companies with gubmint contracts, they have race/gender quotas set by the gubmint (as opposed to the employer itself). Sends a warning to employers: This is a “professional (black/Hispanic/female)”; not a (black/Hispanic/female) professional, but someone who is trying to peddle the race/gender into a paycheck.
Too late for that. Just about every company checks your social media so they’ll know what you look like. If you don’t have social media, well, that’s probably an automatic disqualification.