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Can you change the name of your college major a little bit on a resume? Technically, my major is "Hotel and Restaurant Management"..but I just wanna put "Hotel Management" on my resume.
Is that illegal, misleading, or anything bad?
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Whether or not it is misleading or illegal, I would not do it.
Your employer is likely familar with your school and program and changing or ommiting a part of your program name would at the very least make you look foolish and as though you didn't know your own degree program. At the worst it might make you look dishonest.
You don't want that at all, so if I were you I would write exactly what it says on your degree. If you specailized in Hotel Management there are a few ways you can clarify that: One is in your cover letter of course. You could also use a heading like Career Objective or Summary of Qualifications at the top of your resume and list there some of the classes you took or even just that you focused on Hotel Management while at school.
Best of luck!
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According to Wikipedia, it is illegal to lie on a résumé.
Chances are that you are unlikely to get caught unless you try to misrepresent yourself in something that involves registration / a professional licence, but note that just one word can make a significant difference to what the major is.
Consider whether there is a major with the other name available. That is, can people actually major in "Hotel Management" as opposed to "Hotel and Restaurant Management" in your college? If yes, then definitely don't try to change the name. If no, I doubt that changing "Hotel and Restaurant Management" to "Hotel Management" will be too much of a problem, but I still wouldn't recommend it.
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