Employers In Toronto: Matthew Wilson

Job Application Dept: Employers in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal significantly discriminate against applicants with Chinese and Indian names compared to those with English names, researchers have found, according to The Star. Researchers sent out thousands of resumes listing identical experience to online job application sites, changing only the names of the applicants, and measured the response rate from employers and looking for a job? If your name is Panav Singh, expect fewer callbacks than Matthew Wilson, even if your resumes are exactly the same. On average, resumes with English-sounding names received 35 per cent more callbacks, according to a study supported by Metropolis B.C. , a federally funded immigration and diversity research centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.