Thoughts on the prevalence of name discrimination in nursing?

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From what I've seen, employers want a decent level of "diversity" amongst their employees. Do you think this is really true? Have you encountered discrimination in the hiring process? If so, what actions did you take (or not)??

I have an unusual ethnic-sounding name that some close-minded people may use to weed me out from the pool of candidates. When I had trouble landing interviews my resume-writer suggested I make up a nickname that sounded more common "white-bread" American. I was resentful at the time but agreed to try it. I started getting calls for interviews right away. Maybe just coincidence, but I don't think so.

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I think your applications being ignored have less to do with your name and more to do with a lack of experience and already looking for another job when you have hardly any time in at your current one.

That makes sense and you might be right. But some people say they land a hospital job right away, or after only like six months of nursing experience. All the newer grads at my job say they hate the place and constantly look for other jobs. I'm the only one who tries to stand up for the place. I say that I don't think its that bad. And I really don't, but still.

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Try visiting Hawaii :).

Not sure how they have her name in the computer. The user name character maximum for Windows is 20 and 256 for Linux.

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DO people really look this deep as to why they aren't getting hired

Yes they do, perhaps you live in "La La, happy land" where discrimination doesn't exist or you are too naive to even think it is possible.

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