82% of survey respondents believe employers consider hiring someone who requires a visa to be a ‘hassle’
Khawla Abdelmajed pictured at the APNI career day at the offices of LinkedIn in Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: Julien Behal
The survey results, published to coincide with a recruitment event hosted by LinkedIn on Thursday, suggest 36 per cent of members “feel that their ethnicity has played a negative role in shaping their career opportunities or career progression in Ireland”. APNI president Edima Inyang said this could extend to a concern on the part of a company that a person would need a visa at some future date.
“We still hear of individuals having negative experiences where people would say their ethnicity negatively impacts their experience. Sometimes this can be because managers are not fully aware of the issues around cultural difference and how these can be supported in the workplace.
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