Candidate rejected by agency due to colour of skin

Candidate rejected by agency due to colour of skin

An ad agency has drawn international ire after a racially insensitive comment during a job interview left a candidate “livid”.

Sydney based ad agency Banjo Advertising has been forced to defend the conduct of their staff, after a Senior Executive told a Sri Lankan-born account director interviewing for a role that she would not get the job as they already had two other “Indian” staff members.

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