{"id":19100,"date":"2026-05-10T10:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diversitycharter.se\/?p=19100"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:16:56","slug":"vilka-attityder-har-svenska-foretag-till-etnisk-mangfald-bland-jobbsokande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diversitycharter.se\/en\/vilka-attityder-har-svenska-foretag-till-etnisk-mangfald-bland-jobbsokande\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the attitudes of Swedish companies towards ethnic diversity among job applicants?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If a job applicant fulfils the formal requirements for a job, how do managers in Swedish companies think they themselves would perform?<\/strong>affected by the candidate's name, ethnicity, language and religion? Some aspects of the J\u00e4rvaveckan survey stand out: A clear majority reacts not<\/i> negatively on names that are foreign-sounding. But almost nine in ten would be negatively affected if the candidate\u00a0<\/b>speak poor Swedish.\u00a0<\/span>And a large proportion would react negatively if the person has religious or cultural dress, Muslim faith or whether the candidate speaks fluent Swedish with a suburban accent. The latter three pose challenges to ongoing efforts to promote integration in Swedish workplaces.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J\u00e4rvaveckan has investigated the attitudes of managers regarding the name, ethnicity, religion and language of job applicants. The starting point is that the candidate fulfils the formal requirements for the job. How do managers in Swedish companies think they react to the candidate's name, ethnicity, religion and language? The survey shows interesting results in terms of managers' conscious attitudes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the vast majority of cases, managers state \u201dNo, it does not matter\u201d when it comes to names. 65 % answer this when it comes to names that are African sounding and Swedish sounding names.\u00a068 % answers it when it comes to Middle Eastern-sounding names and 71 % for\u00a0<\/span>Western-sounding. However, just over 20 % say that Middle Eastern-sounding and African-sounding names would affect them negatively. And about 20 % and about 30 % say they would be positively affected if the person has a Western-sounding name or a Swedish-sounding name.\u00a0<\/span>In the case of\u00a0<\/span>Asian-sounding names, 76 % answer that it would not matter and 78 % answer that in the case of Latin American-sounding names.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

religion<\/h2>\n

More than 70 per cent of managers answer \u201dNo, it doesn't matter\u201d if the candidate were to indicate that they\u00a0have Christian or Jewish faith.\u00a0<\/span>However, almost 40 %s say they would be negatively affected if the candidate is of the Muslim faith, with just over 50 %s answering \u201dNo, it doesn't matter\u201d to this question.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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There are 61 % who say that they would be negatively affected by religious and cultural dress (yarmulke, veil, cross, etc.) and only 26 % answer \u201dNo, it doesn't matter\u201d to this question.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

(For all questions on name and religion, about 10 %s answered \u201ddon't know\/no opinion\u201d).<\/p>\n

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