Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio A., who was born in Ethiopia, is used to questions like these. Still, he was surprised that in spite of his qualification and experience, he didn’t get invited for an interview. When he called the company, he was told that he wasn’t among the candidates still being considered. A. didn’t take the rejection sitting down. He had scored 14 points higher than the next best candidate for the job and provided excellent recommendations from managers inside the company. He appealed the decision not to hire him; after intervention by a Justice Ministry unit created to fight discrimination, the company’s appointments committee was re-formed and A got the job.