How do you guys feel about Cadaanifying your resume by using a nickname.

[Mali Mo]

Theres alot of job discrimination in America, Mexicans change Jose to Joe, Arabs change Mohamed to Mo.
Asians just change everything even last names legally lol.

What would be an appropriate nickname for Guulled? I was thinking Ed?
I was told you can lie on your resume because its not a legal document its only branding to get you to an interview so once you get interviewed you can elaborate on your preferred nickname and indicate your real legal name.

Have you done it, do you use a nickname at work? E sheeg.
I think its just being smart we live in gaalo land we might as well do it to get better successes at different levels of employment.

 

[Zainab_7]

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[Crow]

I don't see the harm as long as you don't legally whitewash your name like the small eyes community.

 

[DRACO]

ED for guuled

 

[Mali Mo]

ED for guuled

Well what do you suggest o Wise Draco?
Clearly its an example.

 

[SadioMane]

Hell to the NO! Firstly, work and money comes from Allah. Muhammad Ali didn't want to be called Cassius Clay in the racist 1960s. Be proud big man. Gulleed Guuleyso Saxib.

 

[DRACO]

Well what do you suggest o Wise Draco?
Clearly its an example.

If you feel discrimination change your name to Adam .

 

[Jake from State Farm]

A majority of my life non Somalis have mispronounced my name.

I now just give them a nickname for me to say which is simpler and not as confusing.

 

[Mali Mo]

Hell to the NO! Firstly, work and money comes from Allah. Muhammad Ali didn't want to be called Cassius Clay in the racist 1960s. Be proud big man. Gulleed Guuleyso Saxib.

I'm not changing my legal name just my first name on the resume to get my foot in the door easier.
My legal name would still be on formal documents when applying for real after getting past the interview and for background check purposes, but I understand your proud view. Its just that niggas gotta compete out here Money>pride.

 

[Mercury]

ED for guuled

It could be worse I know a Guy named Mustafa But at work he goes by Stephen

 

[DRACO]

It could be worse I know a Guy named Mustafa But at work he goes by Stephen

Is name changing now a common thing in the Somali community?
The Jews did the same to fit in.
Benjamin netanyahu birth name is benzion.

 

[DRACO]

A majority of my life non Somalis have mispronounced my name.

I now just give them a nickname for me to say which is simpler and not as confusing.

You go by Jerome ?

 

[Emily]

Change your Arab sounding names. As employer I wouldn’t hire a guy named ‘Mohamed‘, ‘Ahmed’ or any Arab sounding names
It’s so easy to profile someone just by their name.

 

[Grigori Rasputin]

Walahi I changed my sharci name when I was getting citizenship that you wouldn’t believe. Ask @Western4Life

 

[White]

If you cadaanify your name, then you a wholesome .

 

[White]

Change your Arab sounding names. As employer I wouldn’t hire a guy named ‘Mohamed‘, ‘Ahmed’ or any Arab sounding names
It’s so easy to profile someone just by their name.

What if I wrote it as Maxamed, they'll think it's exotic

 

[Jake from State Farm]

You go by Jerome ?

I have a traditional Somali name.

I just shorten it so non Somalis can pronounce it easier.

I go by something else

 

[DRACO]

If you cadaanify your name, then you a wholesome .

There's this blogger from Somaliland who changed his name from Mohammed to Martin to further his career

 

[White]

There's this blogger from Somaliland who changed his name from Mohammed to Martin to further his career

Then it's okay, cause his name is arabifyed.

 

[Apollo]

I don't see the harm as long as you don't legally whitewash your name like the small eyes community.

Nobody can pronounce their names. Chinese is a tonal language.