I Only Got A Job In The UK After I Removed My Nigerian Name From My CV- Man Says
My Native Name Denied Me Job Opportunities in the UK- Nigerian Man Says
A Nigerian man has said he only got a job in the United Kingdom after he removed his native name from his CV.
According to Inein Victor Garrick, efforts to land a job became unsuccessful every time prospective employers see his Nigerian name But Nigerians have argued that it was demeaning for one to forsake their native name in a foreign land because of a job.
A Nigerian man named Inein Victor Garrick was unable to land a job in the UK until he removed “Inein” from his CV. The man said prospective employers found it hard to pronounce his first name. This was a barrier to his job hunting efforts, so he had to do away with it.
Victor says a lot of employers found it hard to pronounce his native.
Several applications were turned down due to native name Garrick said several applications he submitted never made it to the last stage due to the name barrier.
His words:
“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. 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.” He got a job after he started using “Victor” Garrick, 34, who is a graduate of South Wales University in the UK said he got multiple invitations for an interview the moment the native name was removed from his CV.
He told Mirror UK.: “The moment I changed to my middle name Victor, on my CV, within a week, I had multiple calls for interviews.”
Source:Mirror U.K
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