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A Preferred Name is a name a student wishes to be known by in the University community that is different from a student's Legal Name. It is not meant to be used to record a nickname (e.g. Jimmy for James). EMU's policy covers Preferred First Name. Surnames can be changed only with a legal name change.

On the resume, you can use your first name, your maiden name, followed by your married name. When you meet anyone in the job search, you can introduce yourself with your first and married name, as it is your preference. If you have a name tag in any kind of networking meetings, I suggest you use all three names.

Resumes and cover letters are not legal documents, so it is acceptable to list your preferred name on them. The way that some people do this is by listing the first initial of their legal name, followed by their preferred name (e.g. M. Andrew Smith).

More often than not, the name you choose to put on your resume should be casual, approachable, and memorablenot stuffy and formal, unless that's the persona you carry with you and the one you're most comfortable with. It's perfectly fine to display your name as Reginald T.

On the resume, you can use your first name, your maiden name, followed by your married name. When you meet anyone in the job search, you can introduce yourself with your first and married name, as it is your preference. If you have a name tag in any kind of networking meetings, I suggest you use all three names.

Full Name. Include your first and last name on your resume. If you have a very common name think James Smith or Maria Garcia consider including your middle name or middle initial to help distinguish you from the other 30,000+ professionals who share your full name.

The best solution is to use your legal name, but include your nickname, in quotes. This way the people reading your resume can use your legal name to verify things in a formal waybut they also know what you prefer to be called when they speak with you.