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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:29 pm
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I wouldn't see it as a bad thing. I mean, you can't be blamed for your parents' choice of name, right? I would actually see it as a plus, since you'll have instant name recognition.syd625 wrote:This may be a bit of a silly question, but here it goes. I have an unusual first name (in the vein of Apple, North, and Candy) and don't know if I need to consider changing it for professional reasons, ie for hiring purposes or firm life. Do any of you have non-traditional names, or know someone who does, and, if so, how did you/they handle it? Thanks!
Makes you memorable...hopefully it doesn't sound like a stripper.syd625 wrote:This may be a bit of a silly question, but here it goes. I have an unusual first name (in the vein of Apple, North, and Candy) and don't know if I need to consider changing it for professional reasons, ie for hiring purposes or firm life. Do any of you have non-traditional names, or know someone who does, and, if so, how did you/they handle it? Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7URSM_ShQQsyd625 wrote:Someone did say it sounded vaguely stripperesque once. I'm not quite sure what my parents were thinking.
After watching that, I'm trying to figure out why I haven't seen that movie yet.bananasplit19 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7URSM_ShQQsyd625 wrote:Someone did say it sounded vaguely stripperesque once. I'm not quite sure what my parents were thinking.
I've heard of people changing African American sounding names (I believe it's known as "whitening the resume"syd625 wrote:This may be a bit of a silly question, but here it goes. I have an unusual first name (in the vein of Apple, North, and Candy) and don't know if I need to consider changing it for professional reasons, ie for hiring purposes or firm life. Do any of you have non-traditional names, or know someone who does, and, if so, how did you/they handle it? Thanks!
I was going to add that my sister teaches middle school in a heavily minority-populated and relatively poor school district and she mentioned that the students' names were definitely much more different than in the previous district she worked in.syd625 wrote:Someone did say it sounded vaguely stripperesque once. I'm not quite sure what my parents were thinking.