In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close Racial Gap

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

Its hard to be interested in something youve never heard of. These companies are just trying to get the word out about what they do and what theyre looking for. If they dont make an effort to diversify and expand who they speak to then they will always get the same types of people applying for jobs because those are the only people who know about it.

I got my degree in ocean engineering, which is an area that most people have never heard of. I didnt even know about it until after I graduated from HS and moved to an area near a school which had the major. Most people pick a major that will get them the job they want, by sending out recruiters to highschools and colleges you have a chance to influence students and make future employees.

Makes sense. I could see it being an issue in companies that sell consumer products, or interact w/the public in some way, such as financial services.......But if it is a technical/industrial type of business, like naval or aerospace engineering that does not interact with the public very much, then I'm not sure it really matters what race their employees are.