Racial bias | Using a fake 'British' name on his CV, an immigrant highlights D&I hiring concerns

A UK worker says he was rejected from more than 100 jobs before finally securing job interviews... after he began using a British-sounding name on his applications.

Reports in the Daily Record show that Thiago Carmo suddenly received a wealth of interest from hiring firms once he started going by James Carr on his applications.

Carmo, a Brazilian man who lives in Scotland on a visa scheme, said that prior to this, he’d unsuccessfully applied for more than 100 jobs, receiving nothing but automated rejection messages despite holding two degrees AND a Master’s. However, out of 30 applications sent off under his fictious moniker, around two-thirds of the companies responded, Carmo claimed.

One recruiter expressed interest in “James Carr” but went cold after Carmo revealed his real name.