Ross Clennett

Banjo PR Disaster: The well-meaning but incompetent interviewer

Ross Clennett
Aug 19, 2016
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Two weeks ago, Sydney advertising agency, Banjo  , found itself in the middle of a social media storm when one of its hiring managers, at the end of an interview, said to the candidate (of Sri Lankan origin): "the client might be alarmed by having three brown skin people attend a meeting."

SmartCompany reported as follows:

Banjo chief executive Andrew Var…

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