diff --git a/layouts/partials/sections/education.html b/layouts/partials/sections/education.html
index 4ea693d..36a30c7 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sections/education.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sections/education.html
@@ -11,8 +11,21 @@
             <td><em>{{ with .Params.degree}}{{ . }}{{ end }}</em>
             </td>
             <td class="align-right"><em>
-                    {{ with .Params.start_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ end }} –
-                    {{ with .Params.end_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ else }}{{ "Present" }}{{ end }}</em>
+                {{ with .Params.start_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ end }} –
+                {{ with .Params.end_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ else }}{{ "Present" }}
+                {{ end }}</em>
             </td>
         </tr>
         {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sections/experience.html b/layouts/partials/sections/experience.html
index f813a54..5991c8a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sections/experience.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sections/experience.html
@@ -6,8 +6,21 @@
         <tr>
             <td><strong>{{ .Title }}</strong></td>
             <td class="align-right">
-                {{ with .Params.start_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ end }} – 
-                {{ with .Params.end_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ else }}{{ "Present" }}{{ end }}
+                {{ with .Params.start_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ end }} –
+                {{ with .Params.end_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ else }}{{ "Present" }}
+                {{ end }}
             </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sections/projects.html b/layouts/partials/sections/projects.html
index fb0026c..75289ea 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sections/projects.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sections/projects.html
@@ -8,8 +8,21 @@
                 <em>{{ range $i, $e := .Params.tags -}}{{- if $i -}}, {{ end -}}{{ . }}{{- end -}}</em>
             </td>
             <td class="align-right">
-                {{ with .Params.start_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ end }} – 
-                {{ with .Params.end_date }}{{ time.Format "Jan 2006" . }}{{ else }}{{ "Present" }}{{ end }}
+                {{ with .Params.start_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ end }} –
+                {{ with .Params.end_date }}
+                    {{ if le ( len (time.Format "January" .)) 4}}
+                        {{ time.Format "January 2006" . }}
+                    {{ else }}
+                        {{ time.Format "Jan. 2006" . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ else }}{{ "Present" }}
+                {{ end }}
             </td>
         </tr>
     </tbody>