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Women with these names most likely to get top salaries

If you would like to be at the top of a company but you don't know exactly how to go about it smartly and sportingly: you might want to think about a name change.

Is your name Quintus? In the office, call yourself Bob. Do you go through life as Truus or Marloes? From Monday, introduce yourself as Em. And me? Just make Tessa Tess. Bit of a shame about the one letter on my passport, but research has shown that a name makes more difference to your career than you think. People with many initials are more successful anyway. So your name is Marie Antoinette Serena Lily Roos-Anne José Denise, or: M.A.S.L.R.A.J.D.? Be happy. There's many a person jealous on, even though you may not think so and anxiously keep all your extra names secret.

Besides, you can be happy if your name is easy to pronounce. So is your surname. Names that people pronounce easily, they remember better. And if you are remembered better than someone else at a job interview, that's win-win. So not Tess Gbraatiskiejh, oh yes, with a hidden ‘H’. Just nice De Jong. Jansen. De Vries. Ah, I like De Vries so much. Too bad my boyfriend's name isn't that. And for boys, a shorter, powerful name is handy again. Kees. Jan. Klaas. Mike. Max. Names like that always do well on the work front. Hello, promotion, hello own agency, hello water view.

By the way, on LinkedIn, most company CEOs are called Peter or Bob. For women, Deborah and Emma are at the top. Should you still need some inspiration for possible kids; so from now on, the choice is easy. Because if you want a life full of fantastic sunshine holidays, big houses filled with Chanel and Dior and a bunch of beautiful yachts moored on the French Riviera? Choose. That one. Good. Name.

Before you know it, you can stay home on Mondays because you are the big boss yourself. See. With warm regards from Tess.

FACTS

  • The most popular boy's name at the moment is Noah, for girls it is Emma.
  • The most commonly chosen girls' name in the Netherlands ever is Maria (for boys it is Johannes).