The Influence of Job Candidate LGBT Association on Hiring Decisions

The aim of the present study was to investigate how open disclosure of participation in gay ally activities affected potential hiring decisions. One hundred seventy-two American university students (52 male,120 female; 80 Caucasian, 92 African American) reviewed two similar professional resumes for...

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Published in:North American journal of psychology 2019-06, Vol.21 (2), p.373-385
Main Authors: LeCroy, Victoria R, Rodefer, Joshua S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Analysis
Attitudes
College students
Decision making
Discrimination
Discrimination against gays
Employment
Employment discrimination
Endorsements
Females
Gay men
Gays & lesbians
Gender identity
Harassment
Heterosexuality
Hiring
Identification
Job applicants
Job qualifications
Likert scale
Males
Qualifications
Race
Racial differences
Research centers
Sex roles
Sexual orientation
Social aspects
Stigma
Students
Transgender persons
Variance analysis
White people
Workers
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to investigate how open disclosure of participation in gay ally activities affected potential hiring decisions. One hundred seventy-two American university students (52 male,120 female; 80 Caucasian, 92 African American) reviewed two similar professional resumes for a recent male college graduate. The resumes differed with regard to involvement in gay ally activities. Following review of both resumes, participants answered a brief hiring survey about each prospective employee that assessed perceptions of fitting in, qualifications, harassment and bullying, and likelihood of hiring. Subsequently participants completed the revised Hereks' Attitude Toward Lesbian and Gay Men Scale (ATLG-R). Both African American and Caucasian participants rated the gay ally resume more harshly. Significantly, ally identification resulted in poorer ratings of all four hiring questions by African American participants. These data may suggest individuals that disclose ally status are vulnerable to altered perceptions and that minor resume information relating to gay or lesbian associations may negatively influence hiring decisions and perceptions of employment qualifications.
ISSN:1527-7143