报告称名字也会影响职场升迁

 　　报告称名字也会影响职场升迁

       最近发布的一项调查报告显示，八分之一的年轻人担心他们的名字会成为找工作或者继续攀登职业高峰的绊脚石。调查发现，拥有约翰、雷切尔等传统名字的人在职场中比拥有如韦恩、凯蕾等现代名字的人更有优势。参与调查的600多名20岁至35岁之间的职员认为，取名相对传统的同事，特别是马克、雷切尔等来源于《圣经》的名字，更加受到老板的青睐。该调查机构发言人还指出，我们第一次见到某个人时，会不自觉地按名字把他们归类。另外，他们还发现姓名在不同行业的影响程度也有不同，法律和保险这种传统行业对现代名字的容忍度较低，而销售和市场这种新兴行业则对现代名字相对更加包容。2011年英国最受家长欢迎的女孩名字是艾米莉亚、奥莉维亚、莉莉、杰西卡和艾米丽;最受欢迎的前五个男孩名字为哈利、奥利弗、杰克、阿尔菲和查理。

　　If you’ve done your research and laid out your smartest clothes, you might think you’re ready for your job interview.

　　But one detail that’s a little more out of your control could still be holding you back.

　　One in eight young workers fear their name stops them from climbing the career ladder – or even getting a job in the first place, a report has revealed.

　　It showed people with ‘modern’ names such as Wayne and Kayleigh were losing out to those with conventional ones such as John and Rachel.

　　More than 600 workers between the age of 20 and 35 were asked how they feel about their names and whether or not it has helped or hindered their career prospects¹.

　　The report, published yesterday, warned: ‘They told researchers that they felt colleagues with more traditional names, particularly those found in the Bible such as Mark and Rachel were more likely to be rewarded by bosses.’

　　One in 20 of those questioned said they had been passed over for a promotion² in favour of someone with a more traditional name.

　　One legal worker called Kyle said he suspects there is ‘a lot of unspoken snobbery³ around’.

　　He said: ‘I started straight out of university and even getting a job was harder for me than for friend with names like David and Daniel.

　　‘I am just as well qualified⁴ as them yet potential employers struggled to take me seriously. I am convinced my name is to blame.

　　‘When I did eventually find work, I was overlooked for promotions⁵ while others with nice, safe, solid names such as Matthew and John were recognised ahead of me.

　　‘I have got to the point now where I am actually thinking of using my middle name for work. I definitely blame my parents.’

　　A spokesman for Officebroker.com, the serviced office experts which commissioned the poll, said names ‘really should not make a difference.’

　　But he added: ‘When we meet someone new, we do unconsciously categorise them by their name.

　　‘Our study shows that happens in the workplace and may even hamper⁶ career prospects in certain professions.

　　‘Traditional sectors⁷ such as law and insurance seem to be less open-minded when it comes to accepting modern names than more youthful sectors such as sales and marketing⁸.’

　　It comes after a former Apprentice⁹ star Katie Hopkins triggered fury last week after declaring she vets¹⁰ her children’s friends according to their names.

　　The mother-of-three said she uses names a ‘shortcut¹¹’ to working out whether or not the child comes from the right sort of family to make an appropriate ‘playdate’ for her children.

　　She told ITV’s This Morning: ‘For me, there’s certain names that I hear and I hear them and I think “urgh”.

　　‘For me, a name is a shortcut to work out what class a child comes from and: “Do I want my children to play with them?”’

　　She added: ‘I tend to think that children who have intelligent names tend to have fairly intelligent parents. They make much better playdates therefore for my children.’

　　Miss Hopkins claimed children called Tyler, Chardonnay and Charmain are less likely to have done their homework and been disruptive at school, claims dismissed by her fellow guest as ‘snortworthy’.

　　She went on to insist she hates any child named after a footballer, a season, a geographical¹² location - even though one of her children is called India - and a celebrity¹³.

　　The presenter¹⁴ Phillip Schofield pointed¹⁵ out that children with all types of names, such as Monty, can still be ‘nasty, self-centred airheads’.

　　The most popular girls’ names chosen by parents in England and Wales in 2011 are Amelia, Olivia, Lily, Jessica and Emily, according to the Office for National Statistics.

　　For boys, the top five options were Harry¹⁶, Oliver, Jack¹⁷, Alfie and Charlie.

1 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 snobbery   

n. 充绅士气派, 俗不可耐的性格

参考例句：

• Jocelyn accused Dexter of snobbery. 乔斯琳指责德克斯特势力。
• Snobbery is not so common in English today as it was said fifty years ago. 如今＂Snobbery＂在英语中已不象50年前那么普遍使用。

4 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

5 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

6 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

7 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

9 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

10 vets   

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
• In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网

11 shortcut   

n.近路，捷径

参考例句：

• He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。
• If you take the shortcut,it will be two li closer.走抄道去要近2里路。

12 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

13 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

14 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

15 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

16 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

17 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。