Cultural Diversity and a Name

Cultural Diversity and a Name The Government of Canada, Cultural Diversity: A Canadian Perspective, reports, Approximately 200,000 immigrants a year from all parts of the globe choose Canada, drawn by its quality of life and its reputation as an open, peaceful and caring society that welcomes newcomers and values diversity. Statistics Canada reports, By 2017, visible minorities are expected to make up 20% of the Canadian Population. When completing the census question on mother tongue, Canadians reported over 200 languages.People whose mother tongue is neither English or French, represented one-fifth of the population of Canada. With thisdiversity of languages comes a diversity of names.As a Master Resume Writer, I have critqued and written thousands of resumes andfirst and foremost on anyresume is your name. Recently, I received a resume to critique, which included somevery interesting information next to their name.Prior to receiving this resume, theonlyinformationnext to a name that I would have supported was the lettersof an accreditation but this was notthe case.Beside his name,MIHALY GYURICSput in brackets, PRONOUNCED ME-HI JUR-X. There are those that change or shorten their name in ordertosimplify the pronunciation for others but I think Mehaly hasfound a solution that will work for everyone.No one wants to pronounce someones name incorrectly and that discomfort could potentially leave anegativeimpression on a first conversation or meeting.Mihalyspositive and proactive decision toadd thisinformation next to his name allows those of us whomayotherwise beunsure, the abilitytoarticulate his name with confidence. My first impression of his resume was positive beforeI read beyond his name.