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What Past Names Do You Have Share on a Job Application

October 10, 2016

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I’d like to ask about some special scenarios when an employer asks for other names you’ve been known by, and whether or not the applicant needs to provide said name in such cases:

1. If you go by a pseudonym for a particular purpose (e.g. online blog, religious name) that wouldn’t appear on any documents relevant to a background check?

2. The birth name of someone whose name was changed as a child (e.g. adopted or their parents were indecisive about what to name them at birth)?

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