How Hiring Discrimination Works in Switzerland. What If Identical CVs Don't Lead to Equal Chances?

How Hiring Discrimination Works in Switzerland. What If Identical CVs Don't Lead to Equal Chances?

In this video, Rosita Fibbi and Dominik Hangartner show how people with foreign-sounding names or darker skin tones receive fewer job interviews in Switzerland — even when equally qualified. Using real job applications and large-scale data, their research reveals how discrimination operates in hiring — and how it can even increase when recruiters are tired, pointing to the role of implicit bias. This video is part of a series marking 12 years of research at the nccr – on the move, supported by the SNSF, and produced by RebelMango. 💬 Have you seen this in action? 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more research-based insights on migration and mobility, and find out more about our work: https://nccr-onthemove.ch/