Comments on: Jobs for the boys (and girls) http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/03/jobs-for-the-boys-and-girls/ For people who have ideas and make them happen. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:15:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/03/jobs-for-the-boys-and-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-11790 Jonathan Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:21:47 +0000 http://blog.makeyourmark.org.uk/?p=3074#comment-11790 I should also mention that a little while ago we wrote a response to the Government arguing that there should be a need to discuss self-employment and entrepreneurship in careers guidance. http://www.makeyourmark.org.uk/publications/consultation_impartial_careers_guidance I wonder if anyone - particularly the entrepreneurs reading the blog - had any inspiration from their careers guidance? Or indeed felt like they wanted to hear more about this at school? I should also mention that a little while ago we wrote a response to the Government arguing that there should be a need to discuss self-employment and entrepreneurship in careers guidance.

http://www.makeyourmark.org.uk/publications/consultation_impartial_careers_guidance

I wonder if anyone – particularly the entrepreneurs reading the blog – had any inspiration from their careers guidance? Or indeed felt like they wanted to hear more about this at school?

]]> By: Jonathan http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/03/jobs-for-the-boys-and-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-11771 Jonathan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:05:40 +0000 http://blog.makeyourmark.org.uk/?p=3074#comment-11771 Thats very interesting - it doesn't say how old these boys and girls are though. I just read something interesting about how people chose their careers - apparently there is a fascination with our names and this affects our career choice. People with names George and Geoffrey are 42% more likely than other names to be in geosciences. People with a name beginning with 'H' are 80% more likely to own a hardware shop. And people with a name beginning with 'R' are 70% more likely to be roofers (why did they chose these professions I wonder?). Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore: Implicit Egotism and Major Life Decisions Brett W. Pelham, Matthew C. Mirenberg, and John T. Jones Thats very interesting – it doesn’t say how old these boys and girls are though.

I just read something interesting about how people chose their careers – apparently there is a fascination with our names and this affects our career choice. People with names George and Geoffrey are 42% more likely than other names to be in geosciences. People with a name beginning with ‘H’ are 80% more likely to own a hardware shop. And people with a name beginning with ‘R’ are 70% more likely to be roofers (why did they chose these professions I wonder?).

Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore:
Implicit Egotism and Major Life Decisions
Brett W. Pelham, Matthew C. Mirenberg, and John T. Jones

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