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If you are already out as nonbinary, you can add your pronouns to your LinkedIn profile, resume, business card, email signature, or Zoom name, if you are comfortable with these options. | If you are already out as nonbinary, you can add your pronouns to your LinkedIn profile, resume, business card, email signature, or Zoom name, if you are comfortable with these options. | ||
If you use a different name than your legal name, or if your current name is different than the name you used at previous jobs, it may cause problems in the background check/reference check process, so you may want to give the interviewer a heads up. However, you may want to wait until a job offer is made to tell them this, depending on if you think it will affect your chance of being hired. | If you use a different name than your legal name, or if your current name is different than the name you used at previous jobs, it may cause problems in the background check/reference check process, so you may want to give the interviewer a heads up. However, you may want to wait until a job offer is made to tell them this, depending on if you think it will affect your chance of being hired. | ||
During the interview, you could fish for information on whether the employer is accepting of nonbinary people by asking if they have gender-neutral restrooms in the workplace,<ref name="Moore-Beyond">{{Cite web |title=Beyond the Binary: Navigating the Workplace as a Gender Nonconforming Individual |last=Moore |first=Emily |work=Glassdoor |date=11 October 2019 |access-date=28 August 2021 |url= https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/haven-life-interview/}}</ref> or inquiring about the employer's approach to diversity/inclusion.<ref name="Moore-Inclusive">{{Cite web |title=8 Interview Questions to Evaluate If A Company is *Really* Inclusive |last=Moore |first=Emily |work=Glassdoor |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |url= https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/interview-questions-inclusive/}}</ref> | |||
===While employed=== | ===While employed=== | ||