Who, What, Why: What is name-blind recruitment?

If I'm being honest, I decided to go by Samuel in Year 4 because people massacred the pronunciation of Dolapo. Once I had done that I realised that I was even more confident with making friends and, later on, applying for work placements etc. I now had a "pronounceable" name. But, besides all that, I felt like I was "normal" now that I had a name "like everyone else". Having the name Samuel as opposed to Dolapo has possibly been more beneficial for me. For example, I live in a neighbourhood full of old white people and I've noticed that I am, perhaps subconsciously, more approachable to some of my older white neighbours because I have a name that they are familiar with. Fortunately, I haven't been a victim of discrimination in the context of applying for jobs. But, for one of my future potential employers, my surname might still cause them to judge whether or not I get a job arbitrarily.

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