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0 pointsbrownguy24y ago0 comments

If I was white, I would definitely put my photo on my resume. But I'm not.

I'm a senior executive with impeccable credentials: top 1 bank, top 3 engineering school, ivy league undergrad, executive at Series A firm. top notch names on my resume.

Except on LinkedIn, the majority of inbounds i get are recruiters trying to get me to join in as entry level. I'm not speaking about mass-mailings, i'm speaking about entire screening conversations where they are telling me about this "promising" entry level role. Occasionally, i'll get a good recruiter pitching me a VP or CTO role (as I would expect) but these are rare.

My white friends say they are constantly pitched with VP and Director roles.

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zdragnar4y ago

As a counter-anecdote, I haven't held a job with a title including anything less than "senior" in 10 years, have worked for both startups and companies with very recognizable names, and at least half of the recruiter requests are for entry level positions.

I have only once been pitched a position that was equivalent or higher than my highest sounding job title, and the recruiter responded with "Sorry, we reached out to you by mistake."

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