According to a survey conducted in 2024, 63 percent of business leaders said that they were less likely to hire recent college graduates in the United States who participated in pro-Palestine protests for the reason that they are too confrontational. A further 59 percent cited that college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests are too political, while 55 percent thought they could make peers uncomfortable.
Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024
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Intelligent. (May 23, 2024). Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/
Intelligent. "Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/
Intelligent. (2024). Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/
Intelligent. "Share of Business Leaders with Various Reasons for Being Less Likely to Hire Recent College Graduates Who Participated in Pro-palestine Protests in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/
Intelligent, Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Share of business leaders with various reasons for being less likely to hire recent college graduates who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Intelligent, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484300/reasons-us-employers-avoid-hiring-pro-palestine-protesters/
