ABSTRACT

We investigate the use of foreign national origin membership categories in four authentic, Dutch-spoken job interviews with first generation immigrants in Belgium applying for blue collar jobs. We draw on Membership Categorization Analysis and use a multimodal, micro-oriented approach. As such, we aim to uncover the many, often subtle, verbal and non-verbal ways in which these national origin categories are negotiated interactionally. Our findings indicate that because of these categorization mechanisms, the gatekeeping-process of job interviews becomes an even more challenging hurdle for candidates with a migration background especially when they have to compete with candidates with Belgian roots.

摘要

我们在与荷兰的第一代移民申请蓝领工作的四个真实的荷兰语求职面试中，调查了外国国籍成员类别的使用情况。我们利用会员资格分类分析，并使用多模式，面向微观的方法。因此，我们的目的是揭示以交互方式协商这些原籍类别的许多（通常是微妙的）言语和非言语方式。我们的研究结果表明，由于这些分类机制，对于具有移民背景的候选人，尤其是当他们必须与具有比利时血统的候选人竞争时，求职面试的守门过程成为更具挑战性的障碍。