A Nigerian living in the United Kingdom by the name Inein Victor Garrick, has narrated how his decision to remove his native name from his CV marked the beginning of multiple job offers for him after years of getting no call backs.
The 34-year-old, who was born in Southwest Nigeria, currently secured a job as Safety Inspector at Transport for Wales.
During his interview he said he began using his middle name Victor after struggling to get any job offers years after graduating from South Wales University in the UK.
“I never seemed to get past the first application stages even though on paper, I had all the necessary requirements for at least an interview,” Inien told Mirror UK.
I never seemed to get past the first application stages even though on paper, I had all the necessary requirements for at least an interview,” Inien told Mirror UK.
“In addition, the few calls I had, the recruiters had an issue in saying my first name correctly.
“I started using Victor’s as first name due to the barriers I faced whilst applying to jobs after university.
“With comments like your name is difficult or hard to pronounce. I always felt I was on the backfoot and sent some unconscious bias.
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