Tuesday, May 4, 2010

No Job for Boo


According to a 2009 study in the Journal of Managerial Psychology, people with common names like Mark, Susan or Steve were more likely to be called in for job interviews than people with unusual names.

Life just isn't fair sometimes, and even though Gunslinger, Moonblood and Boo may be capable, qualified professionals, they're often viewed as high-risk hires by skittish job screeners.