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How to avoid interview discrimination

How to avoid interview discrimination

Sergeant Andy Sheldon has been found guilty of misconduct over his actions when recruiting, but he will not get the sack under the condition that he gets “management advice”.

He told colleagues that female applicants will get the job if they have “big tits” and show them off: Detective Constable Claire Winchurch informed a disciplinary hearing that she overheard the exchange.

She said: "I remember him asking 'is she an ugly munter? Yes, she hasn't got the job' and 'does she have big tits? Yes, she will get the job.”

The news comes as British media personality Carol Vorderman MBE claimed on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! that, when applying for jobs after graduating from Cambridge University, was told: “You’re not for me, your tits aren’t big enough!"

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