Ethnic Names Lose Out on the Job Hunt | Fuk Hing Ho may be a nice name, but you better change it in Canada at Schema : more than ethnic

Ethnic Names Lose Out on the Job Hunt | Fuk Hing Ho may be a nice name, but you better change it in Canada

A preliminary UBC economics research report has said the unthinkable in "multicultural" Canada - that employers may be deliberately withholding interviews from candidates with non-English-sounding names. The study suggests that job applicants with English-sounding names have a greater chance of getting interviews than those with Chinese, Pakistani or Indian names. You don't say?

The study found Canadians and landed immigrants with names such as "Jill Wilson" or "John Martin" are 40% more likely to be offered an interview than someone with a name like "Sana Khan" or "Lei Li," given an identical resume.

Applicants with mixed names like "Vivian Zhang" had a 20% better chance to land an interview than job-seekers with non-English names, but still less than the English-only names.

"The findings suggest that a distinct foreign-sounding name may be a significant disadvantage on the job market even if you are a second- or third-generation citizen," said Philip Oreopoulos, a professor of economics at UBC who led the research.

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