When interviewers get your name wrong... - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T10:02:21Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:150721?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSomeone better hope "Brownwat…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-13:537324:Comment:1512512008-07-13T11:07:45.604ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Someone better hope "Brownwater" doesn't stick as a nickname. Good thing you're not on my softball team.
Someone better hope "Brownwater" doesn't stick as a nickname. Good thing you're not on my softball team. I think you handled it very w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-13:537324:Comment:1512382008-07-13T02:51:12.228ZBeth Groundwaterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BethGroundwater
I think you handled it very well, Ken. I have a standing joke when folks get my name wrong. No one believes it when they hear "Groundwater" and they always ask me to spell it. I get mail addressed to Brownwater (lovely!), Grovelwar (how does THAT work?), and all kinds of variations, so I always say no one ever believes that my last name is really Groundwater, dirt and water, just like it sounds. Then I describe the history of the name--my husband's Scottish (NOT American Indian) ancestors both…
I think you handled it very well, Ken. I have a standing joke when folks get my name wrong. No one believes it when they hear "Groundwater" and they always ask me to spell it. I get mail addressed to Brownwater (lovely!), Grovelwar (how does THAT work?), and all kinds of variations, so I always say no one ever believes that my last name is really Groundwater, dirt and water, just like it sounds. Then I describe the history of the name--my husband's Scottish (NOT American Indian) ancestors both fished & farmed for a living, earning their livelihood from both the land and the sea. And, if there's time, I talk about my brother-in-law, who is a water engineer, Mr. Groundwater in the Wastewater Division. Now he REALLY gets the jokes!<br />
- Beth Few people can pronounce my f…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-13:537324:Comment:1512292008-07-13T01:31:06.083ZDee Savoyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/deesavoy
Few people can pronounce my first name --Deirdre-- correctly, unless maybe they're Irish, and even then. Most pronounce it DEEdra, forgetting the first R. This drives me crazy. I usually handle it with humor. I often joke that my name has been mispronounced so many different ways I've started answering to anything that starts with a D.<br />
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As long as the interviewer doesn't seem to be purposefully obtuse or obnoxious, I'd find a convenient time to bring it up, make the correction, then move on.
Few people can pronounce my first name --Deirdre-- correctly, unless maybe they're Irish, and even then. Most pronounce it DEEdra, forgetting the first R. This drives me crazy. I usually handle it with humor. I often joke that my name has been mispronounced so many different ways I've started answering to anything that starts with a D.<br />
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As long as the interviewer doesn't seem to be purposefully obtuse or obnoxious, I'd find a convenient time to bring it up, make the correction, then move on. I think you handled it perfec…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-12:537324:Comment:1511962008-07-12T19:24:15.019ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
I think you handled it perfectly. That's the way I do it. Interrupting the interview with a correction can throw off the interviewer, even make some jerks secretly angry. While you can't let them keep repeating the mistake, agreed, I wait for a convenient spot to slip in the correct spelling or pronunciation, or even correct book title.
I think you handled it perfectly. That's the way I do it. Interrupting the interview with a correction can throw off the interviewer, even make some jerks secretly angry. While you can't let them keep repeating the mistake, agreed, I wait for a convenient spot to slip in the correct spelling or pronunciation, or even correct book title. Just tell him/her. If you are…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-10:537324:Comment:1507602008-07-10T17:50:04.251ZAngiehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/slackerwriter
Just tell him/her. If you are repeatedly referred to by the wrong name, what do you think listeners are going to remember - the wrong name they heard a bunch of times, or a web addy? Seriously, no interviewer worth his/her salt is going to get upset about something like this. Everybody's human, mistakes happen, but if you can correct it on the spot, then do!
Just tell him/her. If you are repeatedly referred to by the wrong name, what do you think listeners are going to remember - the wrong name they heard a bunch of times, or a web addy? Seriously, no interviewer worth his/her salt is going to get upset about something like this. Everybody's human, mistakes happen, but if you can correct it on the spot, then do! Whenever this happens to me,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-10:537324:Comment:1507552008-07-10T17:24:06.475ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
Whenever this happens to me, I proceed to answer all the interview questions in pig latin.
Whenever this happens to me, I proceed to answer all the interview questions in pig latin.