My maiden name and middle name are not at all Americanized (except insofar as they are transliterated), just very seriously mispronounced my whole life. In odd ways, because there's really no reason to randomly replace perfectly good vowels with schwa's that you wouldn't do in regular English. It just must be that the foreign panic button kicks in and suddenly all letters are incomprehensible.

Really, how is it possible to pronounce U I O and A all the same and wrong?

Anyway, my married name probably is Americanized although likely from the German so apparently not according to this thread. But his family has no idea where they're from and apparently no interest in it, so that's probably all I'll ever know.

Hee to the Kuzui page.

So she's planning to make a movie set in the Buffyverse with no involvement from Whedon? Good luck with that. I don't think Buffy is that big of a cultural phenomenon to do a reboot with a strategy likely to turn off much of the fanbase.

Wrod, this. (see new tag)

The whole Sotomayor pronunciation thing makes me want to add back the double vowels and whatnot to my last name to re-Finnish-ize it.

Congrats on the new house, d!

I think Mark Krikorian should immediately start going by Mark Gregory like a real American or StFU.

Land Short-Term Work with a Dumbed-Down Résumé

Résumés should generally be written to highlight your skill sets. But if you're looking to land a short-term job that you're overqualified for, you may need to dumb yours down. Here's how to do it.

The WSJ tells the tale of 29-year-old Kristin Konopka who sent out nearly 100 copies of her résumé in search of receptionist work and got just one callback. But when Kristin took her master's degree and academic teaching experience off the list, the responses started coming in.

According to The Journal, "candidates are gearing down their résumés by hiding advanced degrees, changing too-lofty titles, shortening work experience descriptions, and removing awards and accolades." One temp agency candidate tweaked her résumé titles from "manager" and "freelance trend researcher" to "staff" and "office support."

The reason? A too impressive application can serve as a red flag for employers who feel that an overqualified candidate may jump ship faster than someone with less experience.

The article advises against drastic changes—and you should, of course, keep it honest—but suggests omitting some of your more impressive achievements when you're looking to land a job now.

This reminds me of Reality Bites, when Spock's mom couldn't get a job at a fast food place....

It's exactly what I did in my current position.

"But he was retarded, Mom."

"Just leave college off, then."
Signed, loved RB a bit too much when came out.

I'm watching Glee. this is a kick.