Elena, who is Hispanic, was told by the personnel director that she did a great job at the interview but that he couldn't hire her because all the other candidates had a college degree and she did not. However, because the position didn't require a college degree, the personnel director's reasoning would be an example of which type of workplace discrimination?

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Semaj Kelly

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23 December, 18:03

Elena, who is Hispanic, was told by the personnel director that she did a great job at the interview but that he couldn't hire her because all the other candidates had a college degree and she did not. However, because the position didn't require a college degree, the personnel director's reasoning would be an example of which type of workplace discrimination?

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Santos Mckenzie · Answer 1

Adverse impact

Explanation:

Adverse impact -

It refers to the aftereffect of any unfair or discrimination of the basis of race, age, gender, religion, educational qualifications, status etc, is referred to as adverse impact.

In the process of hiring in a company or organisation, any discrimination in terms of gender, educational qualification etc., is very commonly seen, hence is referred to as adverse impact.

As in the given scenario of the question,

The correct answer is adverse impact.