Employers discriminate against Jews for a variety of reasons, and apparently are not afraid to discuss it openly. In November, the website ResumeBuilder.com asked 1,131 hiring managers and recruiters about their views of Jewish applicants and perception of antisemitism in the workplace.
The survey found “an alarming amount of antisemitism within companies, a great deal of which is considered acceptable.”
More than 1 in 4 hiring managers are less likely to hire Jews. While there are many reasons for their antisemitic discrimination, the most common is because Jews “have too much power and control.”
Key findings include:
26% of hiring managers say they are less likely to move forward with Jewish applicants; top reason for negative bias is belief Jews have too much power and control
26% make assumptions about whether a candidate is Jewish based on their appearance
23% say they want fewer Jews in their industry
17% say leadership has told them to not hire Jews
33% say antisemitism is common in their workplace; 29% say antisemitism is acceptable in their company
Additionally, 29% say they know of colleagues who are negatively biased against Jewish applicants.
When asked how they can tell that an applicant is Jewish, many make assumptions based on educational background (35%), last name (33%), experiences with Jewish organizations (28%), and even their appearance (26%).
Respondents also added the following derogatory ways of assessing whether a candidate is Jewish: “voice,” “mannerisms,” and “they are very frugal.”
When asked why they are less likely to move forward with Jewish applicants, the top reasons include too much power and control (38%), claim to be the ‘chosen people’ (38%), and have too much wealth (35%).
Respondents also selected a number of other disturbing answer choices as the reasons for their bias.
Nearly 1 and 4 (23%) said that their industry should have fewer Jewish employees.
Seventeen percent say they have been told to not hire Jewish applicants by company leadership.
Furthermore, 33% say antisemitism is ‘very common’ (14%) or ‘common’ (19%) in their workplace, while 29% say antisemitism is ‘very acceptable’ (17%) or ‘somewhat acceptable’ (12%) at their company.
Nearly 1 in 10 (9%) say they have a less favorable attitude toward Jews now than 5 years ago
Stacie Haller, executive recruiter and career counselor, said, “This data shows a disturbing number of hiring managers not only admit to having a negative bias against Jewish applicants, but also, that they actively want to keep Jews out of their workplace.”
“Antisemitism in the workplace starts at the hiring process with individuals who do not want to higher Jews because of bigoted stereotypes, but that is not where it ends. Given that nearly one-third say antisemitism is common and acceptable in their workplace, it’s evident that antisemitism extends way beyond the hiring process. In this era of fighting for equality in hiring, Jewish individuals have largely been left out of the conversation, and the issue of antisemitism has for the most part gone unaddressed.”
20-30 years ago, Wall street and the corp world were full of frum yiden. today its very limited to frum yiden. so definitely eisuv sonie leyakov got worse in this goldeneh medinah golus.
side note – unfortunately, we raise our children to look unfavorably at the oomois huoilam especially at the koosheem. we tell them openly and constantly joke about how dumb they are etc…instead we should incourage our kids that all oomes haoilam folk need to be treated and looked at as regular humans.
Jews Do It Too
1 year ago
#2027886
I remember my wife applied to work as a therapist at Jewish nursing homes, and they didn’t want to take her because she would want to leave early on Fridays in the Winter months.
Nachum
1 year ago
#2027830
I can’t understand why anyone on this site can be surprised by this study? I’ve known about the contents of this article for many years. I’ve not only heard anti-semitic remarks in the workplace many times, but have also experienced anti-semitic incidents in the workplace. Jews are much better off going into business for themselves, rather than having to work for any employer which tolerates bias against Jews.
Golda
1 year ago
#2027819
There’s nothing new under the sun…
shloime
1 year ago
#2027928
18% considered jews “oppressors”. the hateful critical race theory crowd have worked their poison.
Just Sayin
1 year ago
#2027857
I wonder how many riots, pillages, looting and progroms there would be if you substitute the word Jews with the word Blacks.
Yankel from Georgia
1 year ago
#2027929
I personally grew up in NY always terrified of being beaten up or worse by Non Yidden.
I felt in order to deal with the intimidation that’s how we would cope, to put down others.
When I grew up, I moved to the south and I had an eye opening experience. I have met good amazing moral good people, trying their best to be good people. They would almost always treat me with respect and would look up to me as a religious Jew and then I understood people, all people are good and we have an important mission to be a light unto the world. They say it over and over, you are the Chosen people and we are obligated to respond and be a light unto the nations with love and respect for all people.
For those who hate us we will protect ourselves but those who are good we will lead by example.
Karen Silverman
1 year ago
#2027891
I also have used a discrimination attorney before, when my boss only gave me 20 minutes to get home before Shabbos. 1800-DISCRIMINATION is a real law firm.
A yid
1 year ago
#2027875
We are in galus! All studies will not help us. Uteshuva usefully utzedakah mavirin es roia hagzeirah
Noble Member
5TResident
1 year ago
#2027936
I really think the bias is against frum Jews, not Jews in general. Employers don’t want to deal with the leaving early on Fridays and taking off weeks in April, September and October for Yom Tovim. Jews who are completely frei, and I know plenty of them, should be fine.
Judith
1 year ago
#2027890
B&H photo store lost several lawsuits because of discrimination against non- Jews . They were not given the same benefits and were relegated to low-paid jobs in the company . The non-Jews, male and female, and Jewish women , were not allowed to occupy any well paid positions . The Spanish employees brought and won the lawsuits . Google this before you call me a liar .
triumphinwhitehouse
1 year ago
#2027829
im sure this will be raised at the heilega Aguda conference next week.
Dr. Alex Morales
1 year ago
#2027859
been like this for CENTURIES in America, I am sorry to say. Nothing changed here.
Cheski Baum
1 year ago
#2027937
Fear only hashem.
Enough
1 year ago
#2027821
This is reminiscent of the sixty’s when Jews need not apply. Or were interviewed but me
Not hired in certain industries like banking and high end financial institutions.
dumdems
1 year ago
#2027862
Thanks to OBummer, the dems, who are Hashem’s messengers for embittering this galus.
Blue
1 year ago
#2027953
The fear is someone will do something minor or out of ignorance & the Yid will immediately cry Antisemitism & hire lawyers, go public & cause a hassle for the company (& of course make it about the Gelt). That’s who we are known as (true or not) so is it surprising they don’t want to hire us?
Last edited 1 year ago by Blue
Revenge is a dish best served cold
1 year ago
#2027842
We are a very contentious people and litigious as well.
Iyar5
1 year ago
#2027982
Interestingly enough, not 1 single mention of reason being too much time being taken off for שבת ויום-טוב as being reason for not hiring Jews
Mr.Me
1 year ago
#2028590
Yidden have to do what they can to help each other
And the truth is every ethnic group has to help those who share their ethnicity. If a person can not depend on the people of his ethnicity to help him who can he depend on to help him
jay
1 year ago
#2027847
Yaffed and this Lifer think that our education is a problem. What they fail to understand is that the goy does not like the yid. We are in golus.. The yid, no matter where he got his education from, will get rejections. A friend of mine, highly skilled and trained IT guy applied for a job in a big non-Jewish firm. They seemed very interested during their email and phone exchanges, all went well and both were looking forward to meeting in person.. Once he came down for the interview he got that cold shoulder instantly and obviously they never hired him. It was very obvious how everything unfolded that they didnt like the idea of a beard and yarmulka.
Yidden!!!!, Don’t argue with people in the streets about the Yiddishkeit that your grandparents fought and died for. Don’t bring yourself down to their level. Soon His glory will be revealed – Nissim Black
Yumi Santiago
1 year ago
#2027834
Please call 1800DISCRIMINATION
The left has no brains
1 year ago
#2027869
We don’t claim to be the chosen people, we are the chosen people. You don’t like it take the Torah and throw it out.
Moshi zeppelin
1 year ago
#2027813
Behind closed doors What percentage of heiliga yiddin are hateful of the non Jew?
20-30 years ago, Wall street and the corp world were full of frum yiden. today its very limited to frum yiden. so definitely eisuv sonie leyakov got worse in this goldeneh medinah golus.
side note – unfortunately, we raise our children to look unfavorably at the oomois huoilam especially at the koosheem. we tell them openly and constantly joke about how dumb they are etc…instead we should incourage our kids that all oomes haoilam folk need to be treated and looked at as regular humans.
I remember my wife applied to work as a therapist at Jewish nursing homes, and they didn’t want to take her because she would want to leave early on Fridays in the Winter months.
I can’t understand why anyone on this site can be surprised by this study? I’ve known about the contents of this article for many years. I’ve not only heard anti-semitic remarks in the workplace many times, but have also experienced anti-semitic incidents in the workplace. Jews are much better off going into business for themselves, rather than having to work for any employer which tolerates bias against Jews.
There’s nothing new under the sun…
18% considered jews “oppressors”. the hateful critical race theory crowd have worked their poison.
I wonder how many riots, pillages, looting and progroms there would be if you substitute the word Jews with the word Blacks.
I personally grew up in NY always terrified of being beaten up or worse by Non Yidden.
I felt in order to deal with the intimidation that’s how we would cope, to put down others.
When I grew up, I moved to the south and I had an eye opening experience. I have met good amazing moral good people, trying their best to be good people. They would almost always treat me with respect and would look up to me as a religious Jew and then I understood people, all people are good and we have an important mission to be a light unto the world. They say it over and over, you are the Chosen people and we are obligated to respond and be a light unto the nations with love and respect for all people.
For those who hate us we will protect ourselves but those who are good we will lead by example.
I also have used a discrimination attorney before, when my boss only gave me 20 minutes to get home before Shabbos. 1800-DISCRIMINATION is a real law firm.
We are in galus! All studies will not help us. Uteshuva usefully utzedakah mavirin es roia hagzeirah
I really think the bias is against frum Jews, not Jews in general. Employers don’t want to deal with the leaving early on Fridays and taking off weeks in April, September and October for Yom Tovim. Jews who are completely frei, and I know plenty of them, should be fine.
B&H photo store lost several lawsuits because of discrimination against non- Jews . They were not given the same benefits and were relegated to low-paid jobs in the company . The non-Jews, male and female, and Jewish women , were not allowed to occupy any well paid positions . The Spanish employees brought and won the lawsuits . Google this before you call me a liar .
im sure this will be raised at the heilega Aguda conference next week.
been like this for CENTURIES in America, I am sorry to say. Nothing changed here.
Fear only hashem.
This is reminiscent of the sixty’s when Jews need not apply. Or were interviewed but me
Not hired in certain industries like banking and high end financial institutions.
Thanks to OBummer, the dems, who are Hashem’s messengers for embittering this galus.
The fear is someone will do something minor or out of ignorance & the Yid will immediately cry Antisemitism & hire lawyers, go public & cause a hassle for the company (& of course make it about the Gelt). That’s who we are known as (true or not) so is it surprising they don’t want to hire us?
We are a very contentious people and litigious as well.
Interestingly enough, not 1 single mention of reason being too much time being taken off for שבת ויום-טוב as being reason for not hiring Jews
Yidden have to do what they can to help each other
And the truth is every ethnic group has to help those who share their ethnicity. If a person can not depend on the people of his ethnicity to help him who can he depend on to help him
Yaffed and this Lifer think that our education is a problem. What they fail to understand is that the goy does not like the yid. We are in golus.. The yid, no matter where he got his education from, will get rejections. A friend of mine, highly skilled and trained IT guy applied for a job in a big non-Jewish firm. They seemed very interested during their email and phone exchanges, all went well and both were looking forward to meeting in person.. Once he came down for the interview he got that cold shoulder instantly and obviously they never hired him. It was very obvious how everything unfolded that they didnt like the idea of a beard and yarmulka.
Yidden!!!!, Don’t argue with people in the streets about the Yiddishkeit that your grandparents fought and died for. Don’t bring yourself down to their level. Soon His glory will be revealed – Nissim Black
Please call 1800DISCRIMINATION
We don’t claim to be the chosen people, we are the chosen people. You don’t like it take the Torah and throw it out.
Behind closed doors What percentage of heiliga yiddin are hateful of the non Jew?