Is it a Good idea to put your race/ethnicity on your resume or cover letter?

Reason Why Ilm asking is because, Dental Employers will see my resume and talk to me on the phone and when they meet me and see that I am African American AKA Black they either have me sitting in the lobby for 30 minutes and tell me to come back another time, or interview me and tell me they'll call me and never call what should I do. I'm always neatly dressed, very professional, Is it really this hard to get a job in LA when your black?

Is it a Good idea to put your race/ethnicity on your resume or cover letter?
LA is considered pretty diverse. I wouldn't put race on the resume. As an employer myself, I hire the best talent regardless of race or gender. If I noticed that all the best candidates were men, I'd have no problem being the only woman in my own team.





Same philosophy exists in New York businesses. This will definitely matter if you were trying to land a job in government or education, in which being black may come to your advantage. In that case, putting your race down might actually help you.
Reply:It is illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of race. You should not put your race on your resume. It is unprofessional and will make you look bad.
Reply:If you have good experience and good references, that should work. Your ethnicity should have absolutely nothing to do with getting the job.
Reply:many people wait in a lobby or dont get called back, why make it a race issue? i am as white as anyone and i applied to several places the last few weeks, took a couple interviews and havent heard anything, is this because i am white? are employers reluctant to hire white people? no, they just havent called me,thats all
Reply:don't put it on there...
Reply:Resumes should not contain your race or age.
Reply:I don't want to sound as if I'm being rude or mean, because that is not my intention, but do you speak professionally or do you use street slang?
Reply:don't put it on your resume, if i saw race on an application I'd be tempted to bump others to the top. I'd be thinking if this person has such a problem with race would they have a conflict with my current employees? that goes for any race etc. I personally don't care what race a person is, if they can do the job they were hired for that's all that matters.
Reply:When I worked in Human Resources I was instructed to immediately 'throw away' any resume that had either a picture of the candidate or stated their ethnicity. So, NO. Never do that...
Reply:No. Putting your race/ethnicity on your resume or cover letter is not the norm.





What you're going through in job hunting is the norm for everyone. I go through the same thing and I am white. You're not alone. It has nothing to do with race/ethnicity. It is more to do with how companies work with applicants with their "cattle calls".
Reply:Remember Your Goal: the PURPOSE of a Resume is the Get The Interview...





THEREFORE, ***ANY*** information that can get you "screened out" from an interview should NOT be included (age, race, religion, etc.)!
Reply:It seems like you're feeling a bit insecure about why you haven't been hired and you're grasping at straws trying to figure out why and the most obvious thing to you is your race but believe me it's not. Those are your own issues. Getting a good job in L.A. is very difficult. There are tons of qualified applicants with tons of experience and people are busy as well. Don't take it personal. Just keep trying. The worst thing you could do is give up or announce your race as a means to screen yourself for an applicant when they haven't requested you to. If nothing else it offends the interviewer and leaves them wondering why you felt it pertinent to your application to list your race and may put up a red flag before you even get the chance to be considered for your other qualities.
Reply:no never.be sure your skills can overcome any physical or cultural blocks in your way(if they are really exist) don't undermine yourself. u r better than many white peoples.

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