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I'm a naturalized US citizen. I don't look WASP and have a foreign last name and quite a bit of foreign experience to match. Is it a good idea to put "naturalized US citizen" on my resume so I don't get mistaken as another H1B visa sponsorship seeker and get automatically sorted into the "no" pile because I get asked about my citizenship a lot from potential employers at job fairs or I'm setting myself up for racial bias? Thanks!
Last edited by venicebeachcalifornia; 05-15-2014 at 05:50 PM..
There are plenty of foreign last names in the work force. Do you have any US work experience to go with your US address? How long have you lived in the US? If you feel you need to mention it, I would make subtle mention of it in a cover letter, such as "since being granted my US citizenship I want to (fill in the blank). If an application has an "awards" or "accomplishments" area you can mention it there. The computer application process at my employer asks if you are eligible to work in the United States.
Do you have any US work experience to go with your US address? How long have you lived in the US?
Yes, I went to school in the US and worked in the US right out of college. But the bulk of my work experience was from overseas. So I'm wondering if I should disclose my citizenship on my resume just to make sure.
Seems almost every job I apply for (online) these days has a separate questionnaire that asks if you are a US Citizen and/or legally authorized to work in the US. If you don't get one of those, I'd do what joe from dayton said and make a subtle note of it in your cover letter.
Yes, Joe is right. Put it in your cover letter in a sentence that seems to be saying something else but works the fact in. Putting it on your resume can make hiring managers uncomfortable, as they know they aren't supposed to be looking at ethnicity matters. But an employer who keeps getting the "do you sponsor for H-1Bs" once he's made the offer will want to know up front that he's not going to have to deal with that for you.
I see no issue with putting US Citizen on your resume.
Many jobs require US citizenship, and it will help put your resume in the pile to be considered.
What is the harm in putting it down? Think of it as just another qualification. Actually, citizenship is just the start. Many defense/government contractors will ask for clearance too.
I think it's a good idea to indicate that you are US citizen on the resume, not just in the cover letter. I am not sure people read cover letters or retain info that is in the cover letter only, since they screen so many candidates.
Yes, it's a good idea. You don't need to put "naturalized" in front of US Citizen though. If there was any concern against discrimination, it would be against immigrants.
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