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The Name Game: Do Names Matter In Making Employment Decisions?

By Daniel Schwartz on August 7, 2008
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

The concept of names is getting a great deal of press in Connecticut — no doubt over the story of some Yale Law students who are naming names of individuals who allegedly posted comments about them on an internet board. 

Of course, you can always change your name (though not that easily), but…

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