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Do you have to use your legal name on a job application?
A legal name indeed isn’t required until you are signing legal documents. So if you have a name like Temitope and your friends call you Tope, then use that on your resume. Let’s face it your name is a part of your identity.
Can I use a pseudonym at work?
Whichever path you choose — middle name or pseudonym — you definitely don’t lose the ability to put the work on your resume. You can always explain that you used a pen name, which presumably this current employer would verify.
Should a nickname be in quotes or parentheses?
Parentheses often go around nicknames, as in “legendary football coach Paul (Bear) Bryant.” Most style guides, though, including that of The Associated Press (AP) and The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) prefer quotation marks instead of parentheses around nicknames.
Can I use my middle name as my first on job applications?
You can put whatever you want on there. You can put FreshFresh if you want. Just make sure to put your full name on the background check documents when/if you get offered a job. I put the name people call me by as my first name.
Should I use middle initial on resume?
Should you put your middle initial on your resume? It is not necessary, but it can help differentiate you from the competition. Your middle initial can also make you seem smarter, according to studies done. Using a middle initial can help you surpass certain biases that recruiters may have when reading names.
Should your name be in your email address?
Name Safety The question of whether you should use your real name in your email address is mostly one of preference. In either case, avoid using excessive personal information in your email address. Don’t include your birth year or other info used in security questions, such as a pet’s name.
Should you put a nickname on your resume?
Though you should include your legal name on your resume for official reasons, including the name you wish to be called is customary in the hiring process. So long as you use appropriate and preferred methods for doing so, putting a nickname on your resume is an easy edit to make! Part 1 Displaying Your Nickname Appropriately
Should you put your legal name on your resume?
Though you should include your legal name on your resume for official reasons, including the name you wish to be called is customary in the hiring process. So long as you use appropriate and preferred methods for doing so, putting a nickname on your resume is an easy edit to make!
How do you write a nickname in a legal name?
In situations where people use your nickname and given name variably, it can be helpful to include your nickname within the formatting of your legal name. You can also put your nickname in quotation marks when it’s something unrelated to your legal name (as in “Margaret ‘Carol’ Atkinson”).
Should I put “Reggie” on my resume?
It’s perfectly fine to display your name as “Reginald T. Strathmore III” if that’s how you choose to brand yourself, but if everyone calls you “Reggie” and that’s what you like, then “Reggie Strathmore” would probably be more appropriate. Nicknames are perfectly acceptable to put on a resume as long as they aren’t too informal.