According to Job Seekers, There Is a Surge in “Isms.” Is It True?

As a job seeker, you're in the finding a job business, not the changing how employers hire advocacy business.

Five hundred applicants (conservative estimate), one hire:

• 500:1 ratio

• 0.2% chance of getting hired

Regardless of your education, skills, experience, and whom you know, job searching today is akin to betting against the house.

The 499 who didn't get hired will likely say:

• "I'm over 45, so it must be ageism."

• "I'm green, so it must be racism."

• "I identify as [w…