Cultural minorities often suffer from ethnic discrimination in recruitment. To measure ethnic discrimination accurately, researchers have shifted from interviews, survey studies, and statistical salary comparisons to resume studies. To conduct a resume study, researchers send out similar, paired resumes in response to job advertisements and vary the names to indicate a membership to different ethnic groups. Previous resume studies have found that ethnic discrimination in recruitment is a common problem across different countries. However, previous research reported large discrimination differences across studies. Not much is known about boundary conditions and moderators of ethnic discrimination in recruitment. To create the theoretical basis for future research, we expand on previous research and reviews by elucidating when ethnic discrimination is likely to occur and how it can be reduced. We also provide insight into how resume study research can contribute to identifying the causes and mechanisms of ethnic discrimination. For this purpose, we develop a contingency perspective based on a literature review and explain how ethnic discrimination depends on the characteristics of the: 1) applicant, 2) job, 3) recruiter, 4) hiring organization, 5) country, and 6) ethnic group. Further, we explain that ethnic discrimination can be reduced by using anonymous resumes, adding information on job applicants, “whitening” resumes, including volunteer work in resumes, and conducting intervention studies. Lastly, we provide a rich agenda, and present thought-provoking topics for future research.

文化少数群体在招聘中经常遭受种族歧视。为了准确衡量种族歧视，研究人员已从访谈、调查研究和统计工资比较转向简历研究。为了进行简历研究，研究人员会根据招聘广告发送相似的配对简历，并改变名称以表明不同种族群体的成员身份。以往的简历研究发现，招聘中的种族歧视是不同国家普遍存在的问题。然而，先前的研究报告了研究之间的巨大歧视差异。关于招聘中种族歧视的边界条件和调节因素知之甚少。为以后的研究奠定理论基础，我们通过阐明何时可能发生种族歧视以及如何减少种族歧视来扩展先前的研究和评论。我们还提供了有关简历研究如何有助于确定种族歧视的原因和机制的见解。为此，我们基于文献回顾开发了一种权变观点，并解释了种族歧视如何取决于以下特征：1) 申请人、2) 工作、3) 招聘人员、4) 招聘组织、5) 国家和 6)民族。此外，我们解释说，可以通过使用匿名简历、添加求职者信息、“美白”简历（包括简历中的志愿者工作）以及进行干预研究来减少种族歧视。最后，我们提供了丰富的议程，并为未来的研究提出了发人深省的主题。