What's in a name?

[mimitabby]

The authors of Freakonomics have a chapter about the influence of "different" names -- "Would a Roshanda by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?" -- if an employer received resumes from three people, Justin, Lydia, and Lemonjello, who would be least likely to get the interview?

There was a study done on names. they took people with comparable resumes, all of them were black. the people with names like Michael and John consistently got called for interviews and then hired before Jamal and L'altwan did.

With this coming up generation, this is going to be interesting because it's clear to me that not just black people are naming their children creatively.

just like the tattoo thing. tattoes will definitely affect your ability to get jobs. But once the tattoo wearers are the hirers, this too will change.