I legally changed my name over a year ago, and I still get calls from recruiters once a week or so asking for my old name.<p>Why? Because they have an old copy of my resume from before my name change. This also leads to me explaining that I don&#x27;t work at my previous employer anymore and that I&#x27;ve found a new job that I love. They just don&#x27;t give a shit about having up-to-date records.<p>My entire name was changed: first, middle, and last, and my new name doesn&#x27;t resemble my old one in the slightest. It&#x27;s very awkward having to explain to them that the name they asked for isn&#x27;t my legal name anymore (and I&#x27;m half-tempted to be glib and say &quot;he&#x27;s dead&quot;, but I won&#x27;t because that could get me in big trouble if they believe it and it gets back to the authorities that I&#x27;ve been using my name change to fake my death).<p>It&#x27;s especially awkward, because it forces me to out myself to them as transgender, since my old name was unmistakeably male, and my new name is unmistakeably female. Hell, I&#x27;m very much out and proud, but it&#x27;s just plain awkward to have to tell a recruiter over the phone when they&#x27;re not expecting it and when it&#x27;s my very first communication with them.