Posted: 3/21/2014 2:49:23 PM EDT
| Quick resume question. The college I graduated from in 2008 just changed it's name this past year. On my resume do I use the old or new name and Is it necessary/recommended to spend the money and order a new updated diploma? |
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Just my opinion, but I'd stick with the old name. You graduated from the old name school. All you need is an asterisk.
On my resume, I list that I my degree was from "Bacteriology," a department which has evolved first to "Microbiology" then split in two to form a new "Cell and Molecular Biology" group. Similarly, some folks matriculated with degrees that are no longer offered by their school (Eg., DDS is now a DMD at some schools) but they stick with the older degree. It is best to stay historically correct. ETA: If you alter the name of your school, your resumé would be no more accurate than Obama's birth certificate. 
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Quoted: Just my opinion, but I'd stick with the old name. You graduated from the old name school. All you need is an asterisk. On my resume, I list that I my degree was from "Bacteriology," a department which has evolved first to "Microbiology" then split in two to form a new "Cell and Molecular Biology" group. Similarly, some folks matriculated with degrees that are no longer offered by their school (Eg., DDS is now a DMD at some schools) but they stick with the older degree. It is best to stay historically correct. No. Some HR drone will google the college, not find it under the old name, and throw the resume in the dust bin. Resumes are all about making things accessible to half-trained monkeys. |
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Here's another example of what may be thought when you do this:
Suppose you graduated from Long Beach State College. But then it changed its name to California State University at Long Beach. It would seem that you are trying to inflate your resumé using the "university" name rather than the actual name of the school when you graduated. Historical accuracy is more important than trying to guide someone through your resumé. Most people who read applications will understand this. |
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No. Some HR drone will google the college, not find it under the old name, and throw the resume in the dust bin. Resumes are all about making things accessible to half-trained monkeys. I've sat on the admissions committee of a School of Dentistry for 7 years. We never had that problem. |
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I use the new name.
Then again, my college just lost the "Community" part, e.g., Houston Community College becoming Houston College. If it was something else, I'd probably go Aardvarks University (formerly Tubulidentata University). Or maybe I'd just go new name to keep it simple. Yeah, I'd probably just go new name. |
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Quoted: I've sat on the admissions committee of a School of Dentistry for 7 years. We never had that problem. Quoted: Quoted: No. Some HR drone will google the college, not find it under the old name, and throw the resume in the dust bin. Resumes are all about making things accessible to half-trained monkeys. I've sat on the admissions committee of a School of Dentistry for 7 years. We never had that problem. I'm not surprised at a professional school. But in the business world you may get someone making $10 and hour who doesn't care doing the initial cut. And if they have hundreds of resumes they are looking for any reason to ditch one. |