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3 Rules of Capitalization By No Mistakes Resumes Do you capitalize the name of a college degree? Do you capitalize job titles? Do you capitalize the first word of a bullet point? The answer to each question is... Sometimes You should capitalize the name of the degree program only if it is a proper noun (English, Spanish, German), otherwise keep it lowercase. Re: Degree—the Chicago Manual of Style says: However, most experts agree that it is fine to capitalize the degree on your resume but only where you list it as your degree. For more details on capitalization, check out the full article The standard is, if the text in the bullet is not a complete sentence it doesn’t require a capital letter or a period. To keep things simple, I suggest beginning all bullet points with a capital letter and ending them with a period. Here's an example of how I suggest you do it, regardless of the rules. As a director of sales, achieved a record number of accomplishments: (notice title is not capitalized) • Increased sales by 20%. • Brought in record number of new clients. • Launched three new products in six months. Capital Confusion That brings us to the question I get asked the most —do I capitalize job titles? Job titles might be the trickiest part of capitalization on a resume. Everybody thinks their job should be capitalized—and why not? It’s about them. But in the real world that’s not how it works. A few quick rules on job title capitalization Capitalize your title when it’s used as a heading in your resume. Capitalize a title if it precedes a person’s name and is part of the name. Do not capitalize your title if referring to it in text. Do not capitalize a title if it follows a name. Do not capitalize job titles when referring to them in summaries, objectives, or general text. Or you can buy the books to learn all you need about resumes and interviewing. Re: Bullet Point
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3 Rules of CapitalizationBy
No Mistakes Resumes
Do you capitalize the name of a college degree?
Do you capitalize job titles?
Do you capitalize the first word of a bullet point?
The answer to each question is...Sometimes
You should capitalize the name of thedegree program only if it is a proper noun(English, Spanish, German), otherwisekeep it lowercase.
Re: Degree—theChicago Manual of
Style says:
However, most experts agree thatit is fine to capitalize the degreeon your resume but only where
you list it as your degree.
For more details on capitalization, check out the full article
The standard is, if the text in the bullet is not a completesentence it doesn’t require a capital letter or a period. Tokeep things simple, I suggest beginning all bullet pointswith a capital letter and ending them with a period.Here's an example of how I suggest you do it, regardlessof the rules.
As a director of sales, achieved a record number ofaccomplishments: (notice title is not capitalized)
• Increased sales by 20%. • Brought in record number of new clients. • Launched three new products in six months.
Capital ConfusionThat brings us tothe question I getasked the most—do I capitalizejob titles?
Job titles might be the trickiestpart of capitalization on aresume. Everybody thinks theirjob should be capitalized—andwhy not? It’s about them. But inthe real world that’s not how itworks.
A few quick rules on job title capitalizationCapitalize your title when it’s used as a
heading in your resume.Capitalize a title if it precedes a person’s
name and is part of the name.
Do not capitalize your title if referring toit in text.
Do not capitalize a title if it follows aname.
Do not capitalize job titles when referring to themin summaries, objectives, or general text.
Or you can buy thebooks to learn all youneed about resumes
and interviewing.
Re: Bullet Point
