A career coach advised to remove credentials from the resume header. According to her, “it has never been appropriate to include credentials next to your name that are not a terminal degree. (e.g., PhD). However, we used to put MBA next to people’s names because that essentially is a terminal degree in business when it comes to corporate work. Today’s sentiment is not to put anything next to your name unless it’s maybe an MD”. Is this a universal opinion? Continued in comments.

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

I’ve had my resume professionally done three times, and each time they include my credentials in the header. My colleagues also include their credentials in the header.

Curious to learn from others experiences.

like

The career coaching service I have worked with also stated not to include credentials after name. Exceptions were few, like MD.

like

Thank you, RN1. I’m glad to know the recommendation is broader than just the coach I met with. My coach indicated people “feel it’s pretentious”.

I was ambivalent about the notion of it being industry standard (can easily be claimed) because if you ask 10 career coaches/résumé writers for their opinion, you’ll get 15 answers. And, my colleagues and associates universally include their credentials on resumes/CVs as well as LinkedIn. I’ve opted to remove mine.

like

Related Posts

Hello fishes,
Anybody part of the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Benchmarking Hub within the Panorama Financial Institutions Center (PFIC) at McK?
Would love to have an insights or steps to prepare for the interview scheduled for the role of the Sr. Analyst in the same team.

like

Got few questions regarding LTI and business analyst role. 1:Does anyone have any idea how many rounds are normally conducted for LTI business analyst interview. 2.How how many days they take normally to release offer. 3. How much should i expect /ask for 4.8 yoe for business analyst role.

like

I cleared all my rounds for 2.2 level and shared all my documents on the link HR shared. It's been two weeks and the offer letter is not generated. The HR keeps telling me to wait until Friday and then postpones to next week. Can anyone help me understand this?

like

Hi Guys,

Please help me with relevant interview questions for bizops engineer in master Card

like

Hey everybody, I work in Healthcare Consulting (9m of prior M&A experience) and have an upcoming PwC Deals Contracts Analytics associate interview next week, any PwC D&T/M&A folks willing to connect, share their experience and provide any insights for nailing the interview?

like

Hi All,

Can someone please share your interview experiences for Automation Lead position at Citicorp?
What kind of questions can be expected? 

Thank you.

like

🤙 When interviewer asking - “Where do you see yourself in 5 years? “
What is the most relevant answer? 🤥

like

I have got confirmed with the final HR round.How long will it take to release the offer letter in TATA Elxsi? -Bengaluru loc.

like

Joined IBM 3 months ago as data Scientist & In entire 3 months i am on bench. They said no projects in pipeline and no interview scheduled for next 2 weeks. Apart from data science i am getting every type of work 😂. Is getting data science project difficult in IBM now a days.

like

Hi everyone, I have an interview for a product manager role at a health tech start-up. Any ideas what some interview questions might look like?

like

Hello fishes from Boeing, Can anyone let me know the interview procedure and about the work for Experienced propulsion design engineer Nacelle at Bangalore . Completed the first round technical, trying to understand the timelines and process Boeing India Boeing Boeing Airbus
Wipro Tata Consultancy Infosys GE

like

Hi, How much time does Bosch take to release the offer after HR round?

like

Interview question for Angular Developer in TCS having 3 plus years of experience, any suggestions?

likefunny

📌 In hackerrank, code pair interview. Interviewer knows about hints, possible way to solve problem or solution in advance ?

How to give best or impress interviewer in code pair interview ?

Your inputs please.

like

I have gotten a verbal offer from Facebook, but I just had my phone screen interview with the hiring manager at Amazon yesterday. I want to reach out to the recruiter at Amazon and let them know what the timeline looks like. I would much rather have the Amazon job over the Facebook one. But I’m afraid if I decline Facebook then Amazon won’t happen. I’m just completely lost.

like

I made it through the first 2 interviews and I think it went well. How long does it usually take to find out if you move on to the final interview round?

like

How much time does TCS take for BGV of experienced candidates? I have submitted my documents 2 weeks back. How long should I wait for before contacting HR?

I have submitted documents to Capgemini for BGV. HR round is yet to happen. How long will HR take to release offer?

Anyone know what the interview process for the Strategy & Innovations analyst at CVS Health is like? Anything specific I should prepare for?

likehelpful

How many rounds of interview happen for Technical Account Manager in Amazon?

like

More Posts

Guys, what platform do you use to trade US stock?

like

Where do you like to go in person clothes shopping? Which stores? (I.e., ponce, Atlantic station, Lenox, etc.)

like

Can anyone recommend a reliable handyman serving SW London? Some painting, correcting plumbing fixtures, fixing a few shelves etc. DM me pls!

like

Does anyone in here work exclusively with B2B enterprise marketing using paid ads on Google and Facebook?

like

Need suggestions - recently moved to the US & craving for bright white lights for home (similar to our tube lights) , any brands to watch out for? We went to Ikea , there were few options but nt sure.

Blue point exchange anyone?

Is having a part-time weekend and weeknight gig frowned upon?

like
like
like

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new opportunity in healthcare consulting or operations. I have 7 years of healthcare experience. Education: MPA - Healthcare admin, CPHQ, working on LSSGB. I have expertise in quality improvement/management, gap closing strategies, provider education and process improvement (workflow wizard). I have been looking for my next step to no avail. I would be very thankful for any leads! Open to DMs as well.

like

What would make you leave a contract?

Help - how do I fight claims by scammer healthcare providers?

I recently went to 2 different providers.

Dentist, made appt via Zocdoc to see a dentist that was in network. Another dentist at the location saw me instead who was out of network. I have text evidence they said it would be covered before visit. Claim was denied - asking for ~500 dollars.

Saw a specialist who’s office staff verified my insurance would fully cover the claim. Get the claim, says they are out of network. Owe 600.

like

My friend has close to 100k dogecoin that he bought in 2015 and stored in the dogecoin core wallet. Problem is, he forgot the password... Can anything be done or is this a lost cause??

like

Anyone using s9 antminer or cloud mining such as Hashflare?

Hi friends, I am initially trained on .net and angular in my company and then randomly put to Automation Testing in project. Also they are not relieving me from the current project . Can I apply for other companies with my knowledge of .net and angular? YOE- 2 years.

like

When I place a limit buy on Bittrex, say on a eth-strat pair, and it hits my bid 2 days later, what is the constant? Price of eth (at time of order) or units of strat bought?

Can we claim for education loan interest deduction while filing our taxes if the loan was taken from a foreign (ex. Indian) bank?

When in your pregnancy did you (1) purchase life insurance and (2) have a will drawn up?

like

The Bowl is oddly silent

like

What’s the best way to summarize multiple amortization schedule. I have each schedule on a separate tab. On a master sheet can I do something where I can input a specific month and show my ST/LT ...

like

Additional Posts in Resume Tips

Good morning everyone. Does any one have any tips of adding Powershell or Python scripting to your resume? I don’t want to just add those buzz words but be able to back it up. Should I have examples on GitHub? Or my own blog?

like

Objective statement or no objective statement?

like

I keep getting rejected and keep thinking it’s either due to better candidates or my resume. Can some Good Samaritan recruiter take a look and give some feedback?

like

Does anyone know how to make their resume look more manager like? My resume shows:

- I have the skills and experience.
- I tailored it to the job description

The recruiter at a job fair yesterday said I'm a good fit, but to send her an email with edits to the resume to make it look more like a managers one because they have to sell applicants to higher ups and schedule an interview.

I can't wait too long to send it, so nervous as I'm picking at it trying to further change it.

Looking for tips to make my objective standout.

like

Ok, so what’s the deal? Do I really need to keep my resume to only one page?

like

I am 50, worked since I was 20. How do I cram 30 years of experience on ONE page

like

Hey guys, do you have some suggestions as to who to hire to professionally redo my resume, cover letter and LinkedIn profile as a newby to US job market and someone who wants to enroll in analyst and finance jobs?

like

Hey everyone. I’ve been hearing a lot lately that we need 2-page resumes instead of the standard 1-page. Thoughts?

like

On the header of a resume, should a candidate use their full first name even when they go by a nickname? Ex: Jennifer goes by Jen, or Elizabeth goes by Liz.

What kind of certifications would make my resume standout as finance manager?

Hey guys I’m new to fishbowl. I’m currently at a job where the is paying way below the cost of living for the area I live in. So it’s time to start updating my resume my question is jobs that I was at for less then a year do include them?

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal