# Should a resume have footnotes?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-a-resume-have-footnotes/252638>\
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**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-a-resume-have-footnotes/252638 "2008-02-21T22:30:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-a-resume-have-footnotes/252638/1 "2008-02-21T22:30:48Z")

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If I list skills/capacities, should I use footnotes to connect a specific attribute to evidence.

For example, if I wrote “Proficient in Java 1”

and had a footnote saying “5 on AP Computer Science Exam”

would that be appropriate?