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.

[Dianyla]

How did this thread get to 9 pages already without someone mentioning the Utah Baby Namer?

[Zen]

Zestpoole Hallah Lujah !

[Melalvai]

This seemed like a good thread to add this to.
I was in southwest missouri today, visiting my niece who was in a terrible car accident last Sunday--she is able to walk today, thank God--and we passed gas station after gas station called "Kum and Go". I am not kidding.

Some questions we decided we don't want to know the answer to--where was a marketing consultant? What names did they REJECT??

[Mr. Bloom]

[carpaltunnel]

My dad used to talk about a man he grew up with who was named U.R. Stuck. Nobody would accept his checks.