How to Include a Name Change on Your Resume

How to Include a Name Change on Your Resume

When your name has changed, due to marriage or another reason, there are a couple of options for including the change on your resume. You can list both names on your resume. Either put your former name in parentheses or list both names, with your previous name in a smaller font:

Nancy (Smith) Simmonds
First (Maiden) Last

or

Nancy Simmonds
_{formerly Nancy Smith}

Don't worry about an employer having difficult checking your references or your work history because of the name change. You can let the prospective employer know that there are employment records in your former name.