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myrall
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Resume name question.
myrall
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I'm applying for a job and I'm having difficulty with how to list my name. In the past, I've had my full name on my resume: First, Middle/Maiden, Last. Since I've been working for my dad, I've being going by First, Middle Initial, Last. I'll alternate between listing dad and another person here at the company as my supervisor.
I'm applying for a position that's looking for someone with a great deal of Director/VP level administrative experience. For this job, I would have to list my dad (a VP) as my supervisor.
I guess my problem is this...I'd like to put my maiden name on my resume so prospective employers can Google me. But, if I put my maiden name on my resume, employers will connect the dots about the relationship between my current supervisor and myself. I'm afraid of what that will do to my chances.
What do I do?
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Big C was born September 28, 2011!
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Re: Resume name question.
Professionally speaking, I would do just the middle initial.
When I list my maiden name as my middle name, people try to hyphenate it.
I am sure that your middle initial will be just fine if Big Brother wants to Google you. If they Google you they will likely find out you work for your dad anyway, but job experience is job experience and if you are a match I don't think it will matter, esp considering you are not relying on nepotism since you are willing to work elsewhere, obviously.
I always use First Maiden Last on my resume since I had quite a bit of work experience before I was married (I want my maiden name on there in case anyone knows me professionally from before). BUT, I think if I were in your situation I may just put the middle initial so that prospective employers don't immediately connect that you work for your father and assume that somehow makes you less qualified (which, IMO, it doesn't). I don't think it's that big of a deal if they can't google you.
Just my two cents...
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Middle intial is fine. At some point it will probably come out that you worked in a family company, which isn't uncommon anyways, but at least you will have gotten your foot in the door. If they really want to google you, they can find a way.
Good luck.
The odd thing is that I don't work for a family company - I just happen to work for my father (long story).
And like a PP, almost my entire previous career was under my maiden name. If they search for my married name, they're likely to come up with nothing.
I guess I'll just leave my maiden name out of it.
I would apply using the name you intend to go by if you get the position.
If you typically use your maiden name professionally..I would use it on the resume. I just think it's better to have it all out there up front rather than have it come out later.
I worked for this company when I got married and kept my maiden as my middle on my email header to minimize confusion.
This is largely unrelated to your dilema, but my father also used to work for this company (not a family company). Yesterday the company travel agent asked me if my father is my husband because she used to work with him and wondered if we were related..um no..that's my Dad.
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Could you cover you prior experience in a cover letter? I know several people whose maiden name isn't their middle name post marriage so it isn't always possible to google someone anyways. I use my full maiden name in resumes bc I have a professional career that pre-dates my name change too.
Is this just a resume/cover letter sort of thing or is there a formal application? I don't list reference names or supervisors in resumes or cover letters unless specifically directed.
There is a chance that they might not notice the last name/ maiden name as being the same. If they ask, then you can say 'well that's a funny story" and talk about it. I don't think you will get automatically cut based on that. You don't want to hide it from them, but you may be worrying about it unnecessarily.
If your prior experience is in your resume, then I don't see what the worry is. They aren't likely to google you until after they've met with you. Also, like pp said, you can just NOT list your supervisor until they ask you to fill out an application. By that time, they've met you and love you.
Have you googled yourself? I think its important for everyone to do that, because you could find things you DON'T want a potential employer finding. Like a photos of you that a friend may have tagged you in on FB that don't show you in the best light. If your friends have open access on FB or some other social networking site, you might want to see if they are willing to untag you. And making sure if you keep some blog that might offend someone, that it is not google-able. Stuff like that. You probably know that, but in case anyone else is reading this...
I googled myself once and found something I'd posted on babycenter. It was questions I had asked about healthcare before I moved back to the States. It alluded to my financial concerns about having a baby without insurance. I did not want a potential employer to find that, so I called babycenter and asked them to remove it.
I would probably list First, Maiden, Last. And not that you asked but...
I certainly don't know the details of the job but personally wouldn't want to work for anybody that prejudged me because I had the same maiden name as my supervisor anyway. If they put the pieces together and want to ask, fine, but anyone that would jump the gun on that is probably going to be a thorn in your @ss to work for anyway. So I'd say good riddance
Good luck with the opportunity!!
The position requires online application. In the employment section, I not only have to attach a resume and cover letter, but I also have to go through an employment field stating previous salaries and supervisors, etc. It's pretty thorough. And this job is gonna be even worse because I'll have to be vetted for DoD security clearance if I get interviewed.
Yeah, they'll make the connection down the line, but prejudices exist and I don't want to take my chances with them right off the bat. If asked, I'll tell. That simple. And I have searched for myself on search engines and there's not really anything monumental there.