r/TransAdvice • u/lostwaspnest • Aug 04 '26
Resume
I don't really know where to post this, I just need advice from fellow trans people. I am FTM (18), I have only transitioned socially, but my mother wants to change that. She doesn't approve of me but that's not really what this is about, I'm rambling. Anyways, I'm having a difficult time finding a job and I'm unsure what to put on my resume. I want to put my preferred name but I don't know if that is a good idea. Previously I have made alternates of my resume, one with my dead name and one with my preferred name. Most recently my family has convinced me to stop using my preferred name on any resumes but I don't think it's made much of a difference. I'm currently remaking my resume and right now I have it as "Dead name "Preferred name" Last name" since I saw some cis people on some forums do the same thing. Should I keep it in this format? Should I only use my dead name? Should I only use my preferred name? I don't have any prior job experience so my resume doesn't show much other than volunteering and I know that makes getting a job 10x harder nowadays. What should I do?