▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁However , ▁Jo anna ▁La he y , ▁professor ▁at ▁The ▁Bush ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁and ▁Public ▁Service ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M , ▁found ▁recently ▁that ▁fir ms ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 % ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁interview ▁a ▁young ▁adult ▁job ▁applic ant ▁than ▁an ▁older ▁job ▁applic ant . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁ful fill ▁job ▁post ings ▁with ▁youth ful ▁staff , ▁companies ▁turn ▁to ▁rec ruit ment ▁companies ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁needs . ▁Many ▁sources ▁place ▁bl ame ▁on ▁rec ruit ment ▁practices ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁way ▁that ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁can ▁go ▁inc ogn ito ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁others . ▁ ▁Sof ica ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁states ▁" A ▁study ▁run ▁in ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁shows ▁that ▁ 8 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁ag encies ▁are ▁disc rimin ating ▁compared ▁to ▁only ▁ 2 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁that ▁do ▁their ▁own . ▁Dob son ▁states ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁We is beck ’ s ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁research , ▁" Pe ople ▁have ▁a ▁natural ▁bias ▁to ▁h ire ▁people ▁like ▁themselves " ▁( p . 3 ). ▁La he y ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁also ▁stated ▁within ▁her ▁research ▁" Since ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁difficult ▁for ▁workers ▁to ▁determine ▁why ▁the ▁failed ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁interview ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁workers ▁to ▁determine ▁why ▁they ▁have ▁been