Internship Application Asks Candidates To Mark Their Sexual Orientation, Sparks Debate
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The job seeker shared a screenshot of the application that requested information on race, gender, sexual orientation, and preferred pronouns.
An internship application has sparked widespread controversy online after asking candidates to disclose their sexual orientation. The individual, who identified as a cisgender male, expressed frustration, suggesting that diversity policies would unfairly disadvantage him in the hiring process. He shared a screenshot of the application that requested information on race, gender, sexual orientation, and preferred pronouns. In response, the candidate in question replied ''Straight/Heterosexual.'' He also marked ''White'' for the question on race and indicated his pronouns were ''He/him.'' Going to assume I will not land this internship pic.twitter.com/vfaEdUPUPE
''Going to assume I will not land this internship,'' he wrote while sharing a picture of the application.
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