What Is the Proper Way of Using Degree Abbreviations?
I have been going through this question a number of times myself. It seems like this is a hot-button-issue in the business world among people who want to express what they earned and are qualified for and others who suggest aggressively that you should lose all the letters after your name. And when I say “aggressively,” I really mean it literally. When I went through some articles to find out how to use degree abbreviations, I have seen expressions like, “stop playing scrabble games with your name,” or “no one is impressed with those letters.” Ouch! Earning a degree is a lot of work, time and money. I know you worked very hard to earn those degrees and letters. Yes, it is a fact that using your degree abbreviations after your name all the time is absurd AND annoying. There is a place and time for this. Well… don't lose those letters all at once regardless of what others suggest. Just do it properly. I too have wanted to find out what to do with my degree letters and gone t...