Submission + - Determining the Racial Factor in Hiring
Shakeel writes: "I'm a college student with an interview coming up soon for an internship with a major corporation that is very prominent in my field. However, this company also has a reputation for being something of a conservative 'old boys' club. They have recently making some not-so-public but noticable steps towards shifting the corporate culture of being younger, and more 'hip.' Part of this has also been an attempt to increase the diversity of the company. I feel that I am fully qualified for the position and would probably be able to get it anyway, but I am ethically opposed to hand outs based on race (I am a minority). Is there any tactful way I can ask someone or find out whether or not my ethinicity is playing a role in the company's interest in me?"