[Tallasatree]

"The interviewer couldn’t help but notice her name, Nephele. It sounds Greek. But he didn’t ask, not wanting to get off on the wrong foot with the promising candidate. He made a mental note to look up the name afterwards."

Sad, I'm so guilty of doing exactly this - right away. I love etymology / genealogy, and am always curious.

Its in no way negative, its literally just my curiosity taking over. Sometimes I hate how ridiculous we've become.

[pridkett]

One of the best practices I’ve picked up in interviewing is to ask the candidate their name at the beginning of the interview and then use it a few times during the interview. Usually this is is done with a quick “Before we get started, I want to make sure I’m respectful of you. Is there a preferred name that you’d like me to call you?” While it doesn’t get at the etymology of the name, at least it ensures that you’ve got the pronunciation correct.

I’ve seen some people be at an employer for a couple of years with everyone mispronouncing their name because they didn’t want to correct people.

[acjohnson55]

Sure, I have this curiosity, too. But in the context of being an interviewer, it's not about me. My job is to fairly evaluate someone who's just trying to figure out if this is where they'll get their living from.