Submission + - Why Zoe Zuul can't get work
LastDawnOfMan writes: "I just woke up from a dream where my wife wanted to apply for work at a company she found, and it was the typical "We only accept online applications" scenario. She asks me how that works and I reply "You fill out the application on a web page, just like you would fill one out on paper, and the first qualified person whose last name starts with 'A' gets the job." The idea startled me enough to wake me up and have me pondering whether it was true. In this age of commodified employees and 500+ applicants for jobs, does Andy Aardeman have a big advantage over Zoe Zuul? Should we be changing our last names to start with "A" like businesses do for yellow pages listings, which is why there are a zillion businesses called "AAA"-something? Does anyone out there know enough about HR processes to know if this would help a person get hired more easily?"