What’s in a name? A job, maybe

By Tavia Grant, for The Globe and Mail

Job seekers with Anglo-sounding names fare better

Help wanted sign. Photo: kandyjaxx, flickr.com

Help wanted sign. Photo: kandyjaxx, flickr.com

Job seekers with common anglophone names such as Greg Brown on their résumés get more responses from employers in Canada’s three largest cities than applicants with foreign-sounding names – regardless of work experience, education or language proficiency, new research shows.

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