RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
I think an interesting thing about names is that they sometimes go from in-fashion to trashy. One example is the Le/La prefix. It was pretty common for a white kid to be named LaMichael, LaMar, LaVell.
In fact, the guy who invented the roller coaster was a white guy named LaMarcus.
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-26-2020 04:27 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: Would Orangejello, have a problem getting an interview?
All things being equal, I don't think so, but it would largely depend on where they are, I guess. Now, if you're applying for a non-corporate company, you might get some "tell us the story of your name" sh*t, but I don't think they'd deny you of the interview.
I have been told that the spelling of "Bryan" is ghetto before though so, person-to-person, things are different.
(This post was last modified: 07-26-2020 04:34 PM by nomad2u2001.)
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-26-2020 04:29 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: I think an interesting thing about names is that they sometimes go from in-fashion to trashy. One example is the Le/La prefix. It was pretty common for a white kid to be named LaMichael, LaMar, LaVell.
In fact, the guy who invented the roller coaster was a white guy named LaMarcus.
In the 80's working near social workers in a healthcare business office I heard a lot of black kids named LA....
A friend of mine worked for Humana selling insurance a few years. She had a client buy a policy for her twin boys....Lemon and Orange. (Pronounced Le-Mon and Or -Ange). My friend asked this woman where she got such unusual names and she said she was in the grocery store shopping and saw them on Jello boxes.
Not a true story.
If you're gonna tell this story, tell it right. The twins are Lemonjello and Orangejello and, judging bTy the amount of people who have indirectly crossed twins with these names, they are two of the most popular names in America.
Yeah that one is a classic. The funny thing is the people that tell the stories believe it. My recently retired boss used to tell the story about a set of twins born in one of our hospitals (I work in health care). I never had the heart to call him out because he genuinely one of the nicest people I have ever been fortunate to meet.
Man, I've heard it sooo many places. "My FTO told me that one time he arrested these twins...", "My boss told me about these twins that he hired...", "My teacher said that he had these twins in his class named..."
It's always prefaced with "no lie" or something like that and told like it's brand-spanking new.
Yep. As I said earlier in the thread, whites people have their own issues coming up with ridiculous names. We have an Oaklynn, Jurnee, Baylor, Kace (boy), Jaxxon, and a Kairo among others here in my kids elementary school. I am sure I am forgetting some other good ones.
The crazy thing is white women are getting so crazy with these name that by the time these kids are adults the hiring managers will think Steve or Bill are odd names while Kairo will be normalized.
(This post was last modified: 07-26-2020 04:37 PM by CliftonAve.)
A friend of mine worked for Humana selling insurance a few years. She had a client buy a policy for her twin boys....Lemon and Orange. (Pronounced Le-Mon and Or -Ange). My friend asked this woman where she got such unusual names and she said she was in the grocery store shopping and saw them on Jello boxes.
Not a true story.
If you're gonna tell this story, tell it right. The twins are Lemonjello and Orangejello and, judging bTy the amount of people who have indirectly crossed twins with these names, they are two of the most popular names in America.
Yeah that one is a classic. The funny thing is the people that tell the stories believe it. My recently retired boss used to tell the story about a set of twins born in one of our hospitals (I work in health care). I never had the heart to call him out because he genuinely one of the nicest people I have ever been fortunate to meet.
Man, I've heard it sooo many places. "My FTO told me that one time he arrested these twins...", "My boss told me about these twins that he hired...", "My teacher said that he had these twins in his class named..."
It's always prefaced with "no lie" or something like that and told like it's brand-spanking new.
Yep. As I said earlier in the thread, whites people have their own issues coming up with ridiculous names. We have an Oaklynn, Jurnee, Baylor, Kace (boy), Jaxxon, and a Kairo among others here in my kids elementary school. I am sure I am forgetting some other good ones.
The crazy thing is white women are getting so crazy with these name that by the time these kids are adults the hiring managers will think Steve or Bill are odd names while Kairo will be normalized.
Those names are going to go the way of Stacy or Crystal. They'll fall out of favor once they start to become common.
A friend of mine worked for Humana selling insurance a few years. She had a client buy a policy for her twin boys....Lemon and Orange. (Pronounced Le-Mon and Or -Ange). My friend asked this woman where she got such unusual names and she said she was in the grocery store shopping and saw them on Jello boxes.
Not a true story.
If you're gonna tell this story, tell it right. The twins are Lemonjello and Orangejello and, judging by the amount of people who have indirectly crossed twins with these names, they are two of the most popular names in America.
This one is true. My wife had a kid come into her medical facility recently with the first name Nasteman. Who would do that to a child?
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-26-2020 04:29 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: I think an interesting thing about names is that they sometimes go from in-fashion to trashy. One example is the Le/La prefix. It was pretty common for a white kid to be named LaMichael, LaMar, LaVell.
In fact, the guy who invented the roller coaster was a white guy named LaMarcus.
False....
From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 312 babies born with the first name Lamichael in the United States. So even if all 312 were white, which I doubt. The name is very uncommon
LaVell was at its all time high in 2018, 8k per-million and from the 60s to mid 2000s teen it was in the 2 to 4k range and while it doesnt list the breakdown by race. I doubt if 25% of the 2 to 4k was white.
Lavell is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 1900.
Lamichael is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 1900.
LaMar ....bettwen 200 and 611 each year I'm sure a lot of those are black babies
The year when the name Lamar was most popular is 1980. In that year, the number of births is 611, which represents 0.033 percent of total male births in 1980.
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-25-2020 09:20 AM)shere khan Wrote: Obama has never had a real job or lived in the real world. He is fiction, a setup, a manipulated bought and paid for stooge.
How would he know.
1990's Community Organizer = 2020's Social influencer = not a real job
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
Interesting, a couple of years ago my wife (latina) began submitting resumes with my last name (very english sounding) and didn't get any call backs. I told her to use her maiden name instead and she received multiple interview requests and had a new job in less than three weeks.
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-27-2020 07:38 AM)VA49er Wrote: Interesting, a couple of years ago my wife (latina) began submitting resumes with my last name (very english sounding) and didn't get any call backs. I told her to use her maiden name instead and she received multiple interview requests and had a new job in less than three weeks.
Checking a box in HR. Good strategy to know what they are looking for.
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-26-2020 10:43 PM)WKUYG Wrote:
(07-26-2020 04:29 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: I think an interesting thing about names is that they sometimes go from in-fashion to trashy. One example is the Le/La prefix. It was pretty common for a white kid to be named LaMichael, LaMar, LaVell.
In fact, the guy who invented the roller coaster was a white guy named LaMarcus.
False....
From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 312 babies born with the first name Lamichael in the United States. So even if all 312 were white, which I doubt. The name is very uncommon
LaVell was at its all time high in 2018, 8k per-million and from the 60s to mid 2000s teen it was in the 2 to 4k range and while it doesnt list the breakdown by race. I doubt if 25% of the 2 to 4k was white.
Lavell is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 1900.
Lamichael is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 1900.
LaMar ....bettwen 200 and 611 each year I'm sure a lot of those are black babies
The year when the name Lamar was most popular is 1980. In that year, the number of births is 611, which represents 0.033 percent of total male births in 1980.
I think this is about like Orange and Lemon
Doing research I’ve found that it was particularly a Mormon thing. My fault.
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
I feel like nowadays if your names Jamal, you're more likely to get called back. Tho in truth, if I had to guess, employers are looking for most qualified candidate.
(This post was last modified: 07-27-2020 10:12 AM by Bronco'14.)
RE: If You Send In Your Resume And Your Name’s Jamal, You Might Not Get Called Back
(07-27-2020 10:11 AM)Bronco14 Wrote: I feel like nowadays if your names Jamal, you're more likely to get called back. Tho in truth, if I had to guess, employers are looking for most qualified candidate.
Depends on who is doing the hiring. If it's the operations side, they are looking for the most qualified candidate. If it's HR, they are looking for Jamal.
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