STATE ABBREVIATIONS This is going to look like my most petty posting but a stand needs to be made against the use of incorrect state abbreviations on resumes. Many, many, candidates are hurting their chances of finding a job because they are using incorrect state abbreviations. I know you are thinking, "what difference can using an incorrect state abbreviation make?" but anything that is incorrect detracts from your resume. Very intelligent and highly degreed people often make state abbreviation errors and I tire of correcting the resumes. Resumes are expected to be perfect. I receive resumes every day with things like, LA (actually Los Angles, not Louisiana), Al. (Alabama, not A-1 steak sauce), Pittsburgh, Penn., Indianapolis, Ind., AR for Arizonia instead of Arkansas, etc. The following is the recognized list of state abbreviations from the IRS (I am using the IRS list because today is April 15th ).
AL = Alabama
AK = Alaska
AZ = Arizona
AR = Arkansas
CA = California
CO = Colorado
CT = Connecticut
DE = Delaware
DC = District of Columbia
FL = Florida
GA = Georgia
HI = Hawaii
ID = Idaho
IL = Illinois
IN = Indiana
IA = Iowa
KS = Kansas
KY = Kentucky
LA = Louisiana (Not Los Angles)
ME = Maine
MD = Maryland
MA = Massachusetts
MI = Michigan
MN = Minnesota
MS = Mississippi
MO = Missouri
MT = Montana
NE = Nebraska
NV = Nevada
NH = New Hampshire
NJ = New Jersey
NM = New Mexico
NY = New York
NC = North Carolina
ND = North Dakota
OH = Ohio
OK = Oklahoma
OR = Oregon
PA = Pennsylvania
RI = Rhode Island
SC = South Carolina
SD = South Dakota
TN = Tennessee
TX = Texas
UT = Utah
VT = Vermont
VA = Virginia
WA = Washington
WV = West Virginia
WI = Wisconsin
WY = Wyoming
Do not place a period after the state abbreviation but do leave two spaces before a zip code. HAPPY APRIL 15th!
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