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Regarding names, I've heard of two solutions that cover enough edge cases to be suitable: 1. Asking for "Given Name" and "Surname" clears up most issues with c

by Uehreka 12y ago

Regarding names, I've heard of two solutions that cover enough edge cases to be suitable: 1. Asking for "Given Name" and "Surname" clears up most issues with cultures like Korea (where surname comes first). 2. Simply have a "Name" field. Accept any Unicode characters. Hope for the best. If someone has a name that cannot be represented in written characters or cannot be rendered in Unicode (which would be amazing, since Unicode covers ancient dead languages and fictional languages like Klingon) they probably have more pressing issues than trying to serialize their resume.

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pbiggar 12y ago
Mostly, people ask for firstname and lastname because they want to call you by one of them. you can avoid this problems by having a "Full name" and a "what do we call you": my full name is "Paul Biggar" but you should call me "Paul". This solves some of the falsehoods programmers believe about names: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b...
- wink 12y ago
  Still not the silver bullet. In Germany it's not really common to call people by their first name (IT is an exception), but I would hardly put "Mr. Lastname" into "what do we call you". It all depends on the context, even in the limited scope of a resume.
  - couchand 12y ago
    If they're just looking for something to say on the other end of the phone when you answer, isn't "Mr. Lastname" the appropriate thing to enter in that box?
    - levosmetalo 12y ago
      No, it's not, because calling someones phone is also culturally dependent. Because in Germany, when you are calling someone, it is expected that person picking up the call will speak up first and introduce themself. Something like: "Herr Mustermann, hallo!". You see, if you are calling person from Germany, knowing how to address him is not enough, you shall still know how to make a call. If you don't know that, you'll be rude anyways, and if you know that, you'll also know a proper way of addressing persons in different cultures.
  - saraid216 12y ago
    "When a recruiter or employer contacts you, how would you like to be addressed?" Is there really any further scope that should be covered? If there are specific cultural issues, shouldn't that be hammered out later? Really, the design question for JSON Resume is "For what purpose is a name being provided?"

by Uehreka 12y ago

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pbiggar 12y ago

Mostly, people ask for firstname and lastname because they want to call you by one of them. you can avoid this problems by having a "Full name" and a "what do we call you": my full name is "Paul Biggar" but you should call me "Paul". This solves some of the falsehoods programmers believe about names: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b...

wink 12y ago
Still not the silver bullet. In Germany it's not really common to call people by their first name (IT is an exception), but I would hardly put "Mr. Lastname" into "what do we call you". It all depends on the context, even in the limited scope of a resume.
- couchand 12y ago
  If they're just looking for something to say on the other end of the phone when you answer, isn't "Mr. Lastname" the appropriate thing to enter in that box?
  - levosmetalo 12y ago
    No, it's not, because calling someones phone is also culturally dependent. Because in Germany, when you are calling someone, it is expected that person picking up the call will speak up first and introduce themself. Something like: "Herr Mustermann, hallo!". You see, if you are calling person from Germany, knowing how to address him is not enough, you shall still know how to make a call. If you don't know that, you'll be rude anyways, and if you know that, you'll also know a proper way of addressing persons in different cultures.
- saraid216 12y ago
  "When a recruiter or employer contacts you, how would you like to be addressed?" Is there really any further scope that should be covered? If there are specific cultural issues, shouldn't that be hammered out later? Really, the design question for JSON Resume is "For what purpose is a name being provided?"