Affirmative Action -- Classifying Applicants

Tim

What is the preferred way for an employer to classify applicants as to minority status? Does the interviewer simply make a unilateral assessment as to minority status (not always obvious) or does one ask the applicant or provide a place for the applicant to indicate the status?

Susan Fentin MA

You can have a separate part of your application procedure that requests information for the purposes of affirmative action compliance. The form that I have seen states that providing this information is voluntary and I believe it can also be done anonymously. Check with your labor and employment counsel for samples of this form.

Sharon

We have a tear off sheet as part of our application. It explains the purpose of this form and that it is strictly used for statistical applicant flow data. It asks for name, date, ssn, position applying for, race, sex, and source. This page is torn off and never leaves HR. I have gone thru several OFCCP audits and this is acceptable. For resume mailed in you can mail back a post card asking for the same information.

Deena

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