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where she continues to cater to her loyal customers and does other jobs like Ubering and delivering groceries. José & Maria (Seneca, SC). José, a 30-year-old, first generation Mexican-American immigrant, brought his fiancée, Maria, over from Mexico through a K1 "engagement" Visa—they married in the states two months afterwards. Maria, now an alien resident of the U.S., has both a Green card and Social Security number allowing for gainful employment. And although a computer programmer in her native Mexico, her language barrier has limited her employment in the field, both in person and online. Not eligible for government assistance as an alien resident, and living within a small Spanish-speaking community in South Carolina, the language obstacle has led her to work as an essential worker at a nearby Peach farm to help provide for their growing family. And although Maria continues to master the English language, she and José are making a concerted effort to network with other Spanish-speaking programmers to get her foot in the door of a brick-and-mortar or online tech company.
moreso if you're 1) not well connected like Jennifer, or 2) don't have the right credentials; be it experience in the right field like Shannon, or the lack of other desirable hiring traits like Maria. However, one would think that the World Wide Web would be a level playing field where one can gain employment without worrying about one's physical appearance or other impediments. The content, commentary, and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and/or represented companies and do not necessarily reflect in any manner the views of C2Change Magazine and parent company R.L. Byrd Publishing. The information is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. The author(s) and/or represented companies are solely responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the content.
Deliberately showcasing three, extreme, online hiring stories, I did so to make one think of the majority of online job seekers with not-so-extreme challenges asking the question: Who's hiring minorities online? And from my own experience seeking online work, online employment hunting can be a challenging, if not, daunting task; but 4 5/ 0 4 6
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