Gen Z opting for censored resumes?

Gen Z is known for being one of the most politically vocal generations. As most of them step into the job market as we speak, their activism happens to somehow become a downfall. 

Mackenzie is a 21-year-old college senior from Texas, like many of her peers has two resumes, one public and one private. The public one is what she submits to corporates while applying for a job. This one does not mention her involvement in campus activism activities. The private one which is used while applying for jobs involving community work highlights her contribution to the BLM movement and the Black voting rights club she founded on campus. Mackenzie believes that this is necessary to limit bias. Most recruiters don't even know her ethnicity is Black until the interview. She and her peers have over time realized that ultimately the ideological differences between the candidate and the recruiter is the deciding factor between them getting picked over others. Bias tends to seep into the judgment. The surge of campus activism during the Trump era is turning to be a pinpoint for many, despite the fact that recruiters advertise to be looking for diversity and honest applicants. This is even more so for applicants of color. 

Kacheyta McClellan, director of diversity, inclusion and belonging at the National Association of Colleges and Employers said that it was always considered a "brave act" for people of colour to be completely transparent about their community organization activities. It is much more evident now because of polarization, there is no in-between or consideration of differences, you are either one side or the other and the two cannot co-exist. Therefore it is better for young applicants to play safe and censor political affiliations from their resumes. 

Source: The Washington Post