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  • 06-01-2018, 03:29 PM
    eerelations
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
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    Curiosity is a judgement call you are making. I would never waste my time posting on a forum for mere curiosity. All these were business related questions that would help me decide which direction to go in. Laws are very confusing and complicated. Who else would confer with before making business decisions to make sure you are in compliance with the laws? It you wait till you get into legal trouble, it sounds a little too late for me. Perhaps I am the only one who feels this way.

    So as an employer you are expecting to receive a bunch of resumes with pseudonyms and are asking what to do about this in advance of it probably happening?
  • 06-01-2018, 03:32 PM
    MarkSmith
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
    I don't understand your question. Can you please elaborate? Thanks.

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    So as an employer you are expecting to receive a bunch of resumes with pseudonyms and are asking what to do about this in advance of it probably happening?

    I don't understand your question. Can you please elaborate? Thanks.
  • 06-01-2018, 04:40 PM
    eerelations
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
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    I don't understand your question. Can you please elaborate? Thanks.



    I don't understand your question. Can you please elaborate? Thanks.

    You're an employer. You are asking if it's legal for someone to put a pseudonym on his/her resume. You say that you're not asking out of "mere curiosity" but for a business reason.

    Based on all of the above, I am wondering if the "business reason" is that you are expecting to receive some resumes that have pseudonyms on them, and you want to know how to handle that.

    If it isn't, then what is the business reason for you wanting to know this?
  • 06-01-2018, 05:32 PM
    cbg
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
    If there is a business reason then they are not hypotheticals. If there is a specific situation you are facing, that is not a hypothetical situation.

    I have said this to you several times and on several boards. I am going to say it one more time, and perhaps this time it will get through.

    The law is not as black and white as one might imagine. There are many shades of grey, and there are exceptions. When you ask questions without telling us the reasons you are asking, you run the risk that you will get bad information because we won't be able to see what shade of grey is reflected and what exceptions may exist.

    If you tell us the "business reason" we can give you better information than we can when you simply ask questions without any context and call them "hypotheticals".
  • 06-01-2018, 09:36 PM
    MarkSmith
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
    Thank you for your response. Several years ago, as a published author and speaker, I took on a pen name. Recently, I came across a speaking gig. However, a resume is needed to verify that I have a specific amount of years experience in that specific topic. With two degrees and work experience, I have more than enough experience on that specific topic. When I took on the pen name, I never considered how I would construct the resume. Listing all my previous speaking gigs would work. However, for this gig, they want to know my education and work experience which is all under my real name. I could always go back to my real name. However, my pen name is already a part of my business. I'm not sure how to tackle this situation. I just don't want to be accused of fraudulent behavior. I don't need this speaking gig. But, it sure would be nice.
  • 06-02-2018, 05:28 AM
    eerelations
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
    Put your real name at the top of the resume (as usual) then directly under your real name add a note that you use the pen name "XX" for speaking gigs. It would look something like this:

    Quote:

    Quote:

    MARK SMITH
    (pen name XX)


    See how easy it is to get useful advice when you give us all the background information we ask for? Had you said you were concerned about being flooded with resumes from people using fake names, my answer would have been totally different.
  • 06-02-2018, 05:46 AM
    llworking
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
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    Put your real name at the top of the resume (as usual) then directly under your real name add a note that you use the pen name "XX" for speaking gigs. It would look something like this:


    See how easy it is to get useful advice when you give us all the background information we ask for? Had you said you were concerned about being flooded with resumes from people using fake names, my answer would have been totally different.

    Wow, a long string of debated posts on several different forums, for something as simple as this.
  • 06-02-2018, 07:19 AM
    cbg
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
    Confirm both of the above posts.
  • 06-02-2018, 07:51 AM
    MarkSmith
    Re: Can You Legally Use a Pseudonyms on Your Résumé
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    Put your real name at the top of the resume (as usual) then directly under your real name add a note that you use the pen name "XX" for speaking gigs. It would look something like this:


    See how easy it is to get useful advice when you give us all the background information we ask for? Had you said you were concerned about being flooded with resumes from people using fake names, my answer would have been totally different.

    Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
  • 06-02-2018, 08:07 AM
    eerelations
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    Wow, a long string of debated posts on several different forums, for something as simple as this.

    Like button.
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