Are Recruiters and Employers Prejudiced?

Prejudice is a horrible word. History tells us that the human race seems to have a self destruct button and many global conflicts have their origins in prejudice, suspicion and hatred. Some people have contacted me in the past and suggested that their CV was being rejected and they believed that recruiters and employers were being prejudiced against them.The law in the UK protects people against prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of race, sexual orientation, disability, colour, religion, sex, age and many other things. The simple truth; however is that people do have prejudices and, distasteful as it may seem there are prejudiced managers that are responsible for employing people at all levels of authority, not just in the UK but all over the world.In general, recruiters are very careful to stay inside the law when it comes to rejecting applicants for a job role. If your application or CV is rejected, you are completely within your rights to ask the re
Are Recruiters and Employers Prejudiced?