The Price People With Hard-to-Pronounce Names Pay in the Job Market

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The Price People With Hard-to-Pronounce Names Pay in the Job Market
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Within minority groups, a difficult-to-pronounce name can reduce the likelihood of receiving a callback for a job by 50%, compared to someone in that group with an easier name to pronounce, research says

If you’re looking for a job, it helps to have a name that rolls off the tongue.

suggests that people with hard-to-pronounce names are about 10% less likely on average to land an academic job than those with easier-to-pronounce names. That’s because making just an extra bit of effort to figure out a tricky name can have an outsize impact on people’s decisions.

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