Don't. PPL don't understand what these pronouns mean and just add because it looks cool and gives an impression of bieng "woke".
Real story- Recently partners of a tier 1 firm started using these in their LinkedIn profiles and when asked why...the answer was "oh everyone's doing it now". We laughed so much.
Putting a prefix / suffix next to your name does not get you work or recognition. Gender identify/ preferences shouted out loud doesnt do jack. Your skill, expertise and hardwork gets you results.
Don’t ask the same question again and again. It truly is optional. No one is going to have the time to assume shit about you. Because they really only care about whether you can do the job they want
That's a good point actually - as with any CV / covering letter question, one size doesn't fit all.
Do research BEFORE you apply to an organisation. Find out about the decision makers and powers that be, whether they're active on social media, etc. If some of them specify pronouns or the organisation is dealing with gender justice issues or your LLM is going to be focusing on those issues in particular, or the organisation / LLM looks generally more a bit more young and 'hip', for instance, then it's certainly an option for you to do so too (though unlikely to be obligatory yet).
Most corporate jobs won't care, however, and nearly none will hold it against you if you don't (but also only a few might hold it against you).
In short, if you're thinking of putting he/him purely for virtue signalling / CV point purposes, don't. If you believe in what it stands for, then stand by it and use it.
To be very honest, if you have a generic name, it doesn't matter. But if you have a name through which your gender cannot be determined, it saves a lot of awkward email salutations if you just mention your pronouns. I personally prefer pronouns which will help me write emails faster without wasting time guessing the other person's gender. Wokeness blablabla aside, it has a practical utility.
this has been asked so many times its frustrating to look at random people writing this everywhere from insta handles to linkedin, maybe even exam papers! don't do it, just don't, nobody cares really maybe it makes you look really woke and helps you get more "activist" friends, but it really does NOT fit in
To be honest, it does seem a little strange why people should get so upset by it... Can understand that it might look annoying or like virtue signalling if you're not used to it, but end of the day, it's a slightly nice and easy thing to do to make a few people feel a bit safer, that is completely optional.
Is the fear that it could catch on and nearly everyone will start doing it, and there'll be cultural pressure on people who don't do it, who will be perceived as uncool? Or does specifying pronouns 'trigger' some people for some reason?
A few Indian law firm partners are doing so on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Real story- Recently partners of a tier 1 firm started using these in their LinkedIn profiles and when asked why...the answer was "oh everyone's doing it now". We laughed so much.
Putting a prefix / suffix next to your name does not get you work or recognition. Gender identify/ preferences shouted out loud doesnt do jack. Your skill, expertise and hardwork gets you results.
Avoid.
Do research BEFORE you apply to an organisation. Find out about the decision makers and powers that be, whether they're active on social media, etc. If some of them specify pronouns or the organisation is dealing with gender justice issues or your LLM is going to be focusing on those issues in particular, or the organisation / LLM looks generally more a bit more young and 'hip', for instance, then it's certainly an option for you to do so too (though unlikely to be obligatory yet).
Most corporate jobs won't care, however, and nearly none will hold it against you if you don't (but also only a few might hold it against you).
In short, if you're thinking of putting he/him purely for virtue signalling / CV point purposes, don't. If you believe in what it stands for, then stand by it and use it.
don't do it, just don't, nobody cares really
maybe it makes you look really woke and helps you get more "activist" friends, but it really does NOT fit in
Is the fear that it could catch on and nearly everyone will start doing it, and there'll be cultural pressure on people who don't do it, who will be perceived as uncool? Or does specifying pronouns 'trigger' some people for some reason?
maybe some people will like to see this if they are woke themselves.
But really avoid it, not worth the trouble. It can be a basis for rejection and not much likely to help.