"These results show the sound of a name might be one additional source of bias in hiring decisions. When people don't have a lot of details about a candidate, it seems that there is much in a name,' explained study authors, Dr David Dishu and Professor Pexman in an article for The Conversation. While it's something you're given at birth, studies have shown that your name is used to judge everything from your personality to your performance at work."
"Scientists from Carleton University in Canada have uncovered how your name can influence your job prospects. In their study, the team asked participants to choose between two job candidates, when all they knew about them were their names. Their results revealed that people with smoother-sounding names were more likely to be hired than those with harsher-sounding names. This will come as good news for people with names like Anne, Luna, Lewis, Miles, and Warren."
People with smoother-sounding names receive higher hiring preferences than those with harsher-sounding names when evaluators have limited candidate information. Participants shown job ads targeting specific personality traits and given paired names more often selected the sonorant (smooth-sounding) name as a better fit. Names such as Anne, Luna, Lewis, Miles, and Warren benefited, while names like Rita, Katie, Eric, Chris, and Zach fared worse. Name sound acts as an additional source of bias in early screening stages where only minimal candidate details are available, affecting judgments about personality and job suitability.
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