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Wells Fargo Allegedly Held Fake Job Interviews For Minority Candidates For Jobs That Were Already Promised To Others

<p data-pm-slice&equals;"1 1 &lbrack;&rsqb;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wells-fargo-hit-with-lawsuit-due-to-allegations-of-discriminating-against-black-homeowners&sol;">Wells Fargo<&sol;a> is at the center of another highly-controversial headline involving discrimination practices—and this instance involves the fraudulent interview process enacted by the company&period; According to claims from a former executive with the bank&comma; Wells Fargo allegedly held fake job interviews for minority candidates they had no intentions of hiring because the jobs were already promised to others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&commat;NYPost reports&comma; Joe Bruno&comma; a former Wells Fargo executive in wealth management&comma; is firing some <u><a class&equals;"ProsemirrorEditor-link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;19&sol;wells-fargo-staged-sham-job-interviews-for-black-female-candidates-report&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;SocialFlow&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;SocialFlow&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;NYPTwitter">explosive claims<&sol;a><&sol;u> at the embattled financial institution&comma; as he alleges that Wells Fargo purposely held fake job interviews with minority candidates for positions that were already secured by other job seekers&period; Bruno further states that when he complained about the blatant discrimination&comma; he was promptly fired in summer 2021&period; He says that his termination came shortly after he told his superiors that the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;fake interviews” were &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;inappropriate&comma; morally wrong&comma; ethically wrong&comma;” according to an exclusive interview he did with &commat;NYTimes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Wells Fargo tells a different story of Joe Bruno’s termination&comma; as the company claimed he was fired for retaliating against a co-worker&period; That didn’t exactly help Wells Fargo shoot down the allegations&comma; as seven additional former and current company employees claim they were also told by their superiors to interview &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;diverse” candidates even though they had no realistic chance of ever getting the job&period; Wells Fargo instead allegedly held the interviews to make it appear that the company was actively attempting to have diversity in its workforce&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In response&comma; Raschelle Burton&comma; a spokesperson for Wells Fargo stated that all company employees are required to follow all hiring policies and guidelines&comma; which includes interviewing minority candidates for all open positions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To the extent that individual employees are engaging in the behavior as described by The New York Times&comma; we do not tolerate it&comma;” Burton said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <u><a class&equals;"ProsemirrorEditor-link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;u><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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