He Dropped One Letter In His Name While Applying For Jobs, And The Responses Rolled In

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/jose-joe-job-discrimination_n_5753880.html?cps=gravity

His name is José Zamora, and he had a routine.

During his months-long job search, he says he logged onto his computer every morning and combed the internet for listings, applying to everything he felt qualified for. In the Buzzfeed video above, he estimates that he sent out between 50 to 100 resumes a day -- which is, in a word, impressive.

But Zamora said he wasn't getting any responses, so on a hunch, he decided to drop the "s" in his name. José Zamora became Joe Zamora, and a week later, he says his inbox was full.

[decocker 7,198]

well i just blame poor parenting. if you want your kid to succeed in life, give them a boring normal name!

[aaydrian 479]

well i just blame poor parenting. if you want your kid to succeed in life, give them a boring normal name!

Well some kids I know coming up a doomed to a life of crime and murder because they aren't a George Whiteman or John Johnson.

[decocker 7,198]

Well some kids I know coming up a doomed to a life of crime and murder because they aren't a George Whiteman or John Johnson.

maybe i'm slow, but i don't understand.

anyway john johnson is close enough to don johnson to take a boy to the moon and back, imo.

[aaydrian 479]

maybe i'm slow, but i don't understand.

anyway john johnson is close enough to don johnson to take a boy to the moon and back, imo.

I was over simplifying things and being sarcastic at the same time. A name can deny individuals a lot of opportunities and loss of opportunities could mean many do not get the chance to realize their full potential and end up going down an unsavory path.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/jose-joe-job-discrimination_n_5753880.html?cps=gravity

His name is José Zamora, and he had a routine.

During his months-long job search, he says he logged onto his computer every morning and combed the internet for listings, applying to everything he felt qualified for. In the Buzzfeed video above, he estimates that he sent out between 50 to 100 resumes a day -- which is, in a word, impressive.

But Zamora said he wasn't getting any responses, so on a hunch, he decided to drop the "s" in his name. José Zamora became Joe Zamora, and a week later, he says his inbox was full.

I thought it was only black people who got shunned in favor of convicted violent felons. Now I find out it's Hispanics also. Oddly there are over 12 million here working illegally , and people just keep hiring them.

[GandD 5,966]

I thought it was only black people who got shunned in favor of convicted violent felons. Now I find out it's Hispanics also. Oddly there are over 12 million here working illegally , and people just keep hiring them.

This guy may be a legal citizen trying to get a better job than "field hand #15" Shouldn't he be allowed without turning his story into a black/white or immigration thing? Isn't it interesting that you went immediately to illegal immigrants with this guy?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

This guy may be a legal citizen trying to get a better job than "field hand #15" Shouldn't he be allowed without turning his story into a black/white or immigration thing? Isn't it interesting that you went immediately to illegal immigrants with this guy?

Hardly interesting, but definitely predictable.

[GBCW 397]

hay jose quit playin the race cadr!!!!

[GandD 5,966]

I don't like people that spell George as "Jorge" and then pronounce it as "George"

[GBCW 397]

this is amerikka we speak english here!!!

[CowBoE 429]

My brother-in-law is foreigner, and despite having Ph.D. in engineering,

he was struggling to just get interviews...(this is long time ago).

Then, he started using "Nike" nickname as his first name on resumes and cover letters,

and he got many interviews and ultimately the job offer.

And this is something that is common, at least among Asian immigrants, like myself,

to use English name as the first name (be it nickname or official).

Using English first name has many benefits living in US...

1) People can actually pronounce your name

2) People can remember your name easily

3) English name makes one feel less foreign and less strange

I gave my 2 kids English first name, and we gave Asian middle name.

[GandD 5,966]

this is amerikka we speak english here!!!

Isn't that just not pronouncing Jorge' properly? "Whor-Hey" I had to leave out the E

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

This guy may be a legal citizen trying to get a better job than "field hand #15" Shouldn't he be allowed without turning his story into a black/white or immigration thing? Isn't it interesting that you went immediately to illegal immigrants with this guy?

The point was that there are millions of Hispanic people employed in this country and not every illegal is a field hand . Shocker right . I don't buy that nobody would look at this guy then like magic his inbox just fills up just because he changed his name. I will tell you that in many HR departments Hispanic people are sought out for language skills and because they have a reputation as hard workers.

What grates me is, people with a chip already on there shoulder comb the net for, junk science BS stories like this and then jump all over it, yet there own life experiences paint a different picture.

Is this story true. Who knows. Most of this resume submission sites are automated anyway. More than likely what happened is the same experience I had. when your resume is new it gets lots of attention, then as you apply more and more it gets more saturation and less response. More than likely it was treated as a new resume and all the job sites propagated it and it got lots of new attention.

Do some independent verification and blind testing and get back to me. The story is BS

[GBCW 397]

My brother-in-law is foreigner, and despite having Ph.D. in engineering,

he was struggling to just get interviews...(this is long time ago).

Then, he started using "Nike" nickname as his first name on resumes and cover letters,

and he got many interviews and ultimately the job offer.

And this is something that is common, at least among Asian immigrants, like myself,

to use English name as the first name (be it nickname or official).

Using English first name has many benefits living in US...

1) People can actually pronounce your name

2) People can remember your name easily

3) English name makes one feel less foreign and less strange

I gave my 2 kids English first name, and we gave Asian middle name.

even if you want people on technical support boards to help you with a problem it better if you use american-sounding fake name.