Tag: issues
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Illustration: Freepik // vector4stockOvercome the obstacles of finding a job with a foreign name!
Who hasn’t heard the stories of people changing their names to be able to get a job? Nothing else changes. It’s the same person with the same experiences, qualifications and education, but with a new – not foreign – name. And sadly, it works. Suddenly, they receive answers and are called in to interviews. I…
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De donde eres? – A Reflection.
¿De donde eres? Where are you from? A Reflection. I have always wondered what people meant, when I am asked this question. What filter is one supposed to sift oneself through in order to produce a satisfactory response? What is the actual question? My father is Mexican and my mother is Puerto Rican. In the…