Applicants for jobs whose names are Asian are 28 percent less likely to be called for an interview, according to a study from researchers at Ryerson University and the University of Toronto, both in Canada.
NPR reports that even if all the qualifications are the same, job applicants in Canada with names of Indian, Pakistani or Chinese origin were passed over in favor of applicants with Anglo names.
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