# Address in Resume

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 9, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270 "2012-03-09T14:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ClarenceClancy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270/1 "2012-03-09T14:46:11Z")

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Needed Anymore? Depends on job type?

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**Author:** ![SunSandSuffering](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270/2 "2012-03-09T14:56:46Z")

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I would but I’m old fashioned.

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**Author:** ![SecondJudith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270/3 "2012-03-09T15:15:14Z")

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I don’t have one on mine, and I don’t think it’s helped or hindered me. I do live and work in a major metropolitan area (London), so it’s definitely assumed I’ll be able to commute easily to the job if it’s in London as well. The rules might be different for a more spread-out area.

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270/4 "2012-03-09T18:43:29Z")

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The purpose of putting an address is so they know whether you’re local to the job you’re applying for or whether you’d have to relocate. I wouldn’t leave it out. I don’t know if it will make them automatically bin your resume without an address, but putting it on there (if you’re local) can only help you.

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-in-resume/615270/5 "2012-03-10T00:25:11Z")

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I just have my name, phone, and email. And it’s a good idea to have a professional email. Not like something like misspinksassy. Which I encountered.