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by sundaymorningstaple » Fri, 07 Sep 2007 3:32 pm
Good bit of data there. However, a few things are puzzling. These executive placement firms...... Are these locally based offices of the firms? Or are they US or UK based? World rankings usually don't take Singapore into consideration when talking about HH's (their reps here are dismal at best).
I have to assume that they are either US or UK offices as you indicated your CV doesn't include the stuff that all local HH variants want, e.g., age, race, marital status, nationality, religion, etc., etc.
You also indicated that you are US based. You did not indicate that you are a Permanent Resident or at least have a H1B working visa for the US. If this is not the case, then I would see a potential problem that reads something like this:
They (Recruiters) have Asian requirements but as you are "Local" and "Young" you are overpriced in the eyes of their Asian clients who would only see you as a 'Malaysian Chinese'. If you were holding a US passport then the fact that you might be an ABC is not relevant. I think you are a victim of perception and while you would like to think it is age, I personally think it's a combination of both age and 'nationality'. Contrary to your feelings, I tend to think your nationality is a bigger issue (coupled with your age and requirements). Sure it's against the law (but that depends on their client and where the position is) unless you are here in Singapore or Malaysia or most any Asian country for that matter. It's only in the western countries that have anti-discrimination laws - of course I don't have to tell you that!
I would like to hope I'm wrong. But.......
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers