Does your accent really hinder your job prospects?

[whiplash]

I am feeling rather hungry.
"Mi stomach thinks mi throats cut"
I am from Oldham I am.

[Nick2]

I am feeling rather hungry.
"Mi stomach thinks mi throats cut"
I am from Oldham I am.

Lucky you! Oldham has the advantage that, one can very quickly come "from" it!!

[shippy]

Lucky you! Oldham has the advantage that, one can very quickly come "from" it!!

"She told'em Oldham ".


Eeee by gum...

[theantiquesman]

"She told'em Oldham ".


Eeee by gum...

Does your accent really hinder your job prospects?

YE WHA........... werk,

TRANSLATION............. WHAT DID YOU SAY. I AM GOING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW

the impression people get when they hear a Scouse accent IS NOT GOOD.

I keep telling people that Bootle is beautiful .

[theantiquesman]

My accent has never been a hindrance to my job prospects ......................

You may be correct Mr Grassroots, but if you had of had a posh accent as well as being employed as you say you might have earned more than the minimum wage.



by the way,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we did not have a Christmas dinner how about a March Breakfast.

[whiplash]

Lucky you! Oldham has the advantage that, one can very quickly come "from" it!!

^^ Like.

[*concerned*]

"Does your accent really hinder your job prospects? "

Probably yes - if you applied for a job in a call centre!

[Smudge1]

Absolutley not and in many cases helps to defuse/promote situations depending on the need..
Having a Scouse accent seems to make people more at ease with a Pom than any other UK accent. Thats what I've witnessed anyway.

[xroads]

Well, I would say - and there are studies to back me up - that a strong "city" accent can limit job opportunities.
For example, I would say that a scouse accent would hold a person back if going for a job in Manchester.

Studies have been done where a job applicant - with a strong working class "city" accent - has telephoned a firm to arrange an interview and has not been invited to apply for the job, but that same person has rung back later using a more "proper" accent and then got an interview.

[Smudge1]

Well thats the difference, Ive never phoned for a job interview?

Always managed to get the Scouse charm in after, aptitude, physical and more aptitude tests. I would of loved a simple phone call. LOL

[Hamble]

Well, I would say - and there are studies to back me up - that a strong "city" accent can limit job opportunities.
For example, I would say that a scouse accent would hold a person back if going for a job in Manchester.

Studies have been done where a job applicant - with a strong working class "city" accent - has telephoned a firm to arrange an interview and has not been invited to apply for the job, but that same person has rung back later using a more "proper" accent and then got an interview.

A Liverpool accent sticks out a mile in Manchester.

Many years ago a Southport accent was distinct from a Scouse accent.
Now when I visit Southport everyone has a Liverpool lilt.

[jamyramy]

A Liverpool accent sticks out a mile in Manchester.

Many years ago a Southport accent was distinct from a Scouse accent.
Now when I visit Southport everyone has a Liverpool lilt.

haha, well there was a bit of scouser /mank /sandgrounder war,back when we assylum seekers arrived on the wimpey estates back in the eighties !x