My dad was a foreman for a big amusement park in the heavy duty mechanic and ride maintenance division so he was responsible for hiring new workers. He told me he never read the name of the applicant so it would be bias free and based entirely off of skills and experience and how well they put together a resume and cover letter. In my opinion, it's the best way to do it. His shop had all sorts of ethnic backgrounds but they were all damn good workers with a great relationship.

I think things like affirmative action are bullshit because you don't solve discrimination with more discrimination. If an applicant was only presented as their skills, experience, and effort into applying for the job and there were new hire protection programs in place so things like gender and race bias were penalized if proven after a submitted complaint, then shit would go so much smoother.

Saying white people don't deserve a fair and even shot at a job in an affirmative action society because of something their ancestors did is all kinds of fucked up. Make things even, not try to make up for shit that happened decades or centuries ago.