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Yeah, but if others are just bulldozing through a pronunciation, they haven't actually given you the chance to help them with it. When exchanging the usual ple
by dentemple 8y ago
Yeah, but if others are just bulldozing through a pronunciation, they haven't actually given you the chance to help them with it.
When exchanging the usual pleasantries, it's often the interviewer who is the first one to attempt the name, not the interviewee.
If I were to answer my phone every time, "Hi, this Nguyen, my last name is pronounced pronounced S-- E--- O--- whatever", it would come off as a little odd. And possibly as annoyance or haughtiness on my part.
All this goes to show that the "rules of politeness", themselves, are part of the secret hiring process.
- Grustaf 8y agoIt would come off as odd because it IS odd. The normal thing is to expect foreigners to butcher your name and don’t give it another thought. What does it actually matter? And even if they ask, how would an interviewer be able to actually pronounce all these names? They would have to be polyglot geniuses. Interviewer: So hello Mr Bezwzględny, how do you pronounce your name? Interviewee: Bezwzględny Interviewer in perfect Polish: Ok Mr Bezwzględny, can you tell me a bit about your background?
- dentemple 8y agoJust because it's expected, doesn't mean it reflects well on the butcher-er. I can be polite enough to ask for a pronunciation (and apologize if I get it wrong). When an interviewer doesn't even attempt that, it reflects poorly on their ability to view a candidate on their own worth.