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He Dropped One Letter In His Name While Applying For Jobs, And The Responses Rolled In

His name is José Zamora, and he had a routine. During his months-long job search, he says he logged onto his computer every morning and combed the internet for listings, applying to everything he felt qualified for. In the  Buzzfeed video  above, he estimates that he sent out between 50 to 100 resumes a day -- which is, in a word, impressive. But Zamora said he wasn't getting any responses, so on a hunch, he decided to drop the "s" in his name.  José Zamora became Joe Zamora , and a week later, he says his inbox was full. As he explains in the video, "Joe" hadn't changed anything on his resume but that one letter. But what Zamora had done, effectively, was whitewash it. Although digital job applications would seem to be the ultimate exercise in colorblind hiring,  numerous studies  and  applicants have found the opposite . Employers consciously or subconsciously  discriminate against names that sound black or Latino , as reported by the New York Tim