Is three enough and four too many? Or would your two most recent jobs suffice? Does the amount you list depend on the length of time you had been employed with each one?
2006-10-23 06:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by anklebiter 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I'm a recruiter and I believe that your resume should cover your entire work experience for several reasons.
1) Employers get concerned about unexplained gaps in employment. If you worked outside the field you're currently interested in for 5 years after college, but you don't account for that time, they may think you didn't work for those five years. Which makes them wonder what you DID do for so long?
2) Many employers look for a minimum number of years of work experience because they assume that longer work experience means greater understanding of work ethic, office politics, communications skills, and general workplace survival.
3) Recruiters often find resumes by searching big databases (Monster, CareerBuilder, etc) for keywords. Experience you had in an earlier job that you don't think is relevant, might actually be the experience that gets your resume noticed
The only time I would amend that would be if you have been in the workplace for a very long time and the early part of your career was very, very different. You might then include a mention of something like "20 years in a variety of teaching and elementary education roles prior to developing my career in project management."
As for your question about whether you should list the amount of time with each employer, DEFINATELY yes. For each job you should the month and year you started and the month and year you ended. Many databases will automatically pull this informatoin from your resume and use it to calculate your total work experience. Recruiters will also look at this to get a feel for how long you typically stay at jobs. Someone who bounces from job to job and is never with one company for very long is a red flag unless they are an independent consultant.
2006-10-23 06:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Key 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key is to address the most relevant experience at the top, highlight the areas in your experience that transfer to this new opportunity.
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2006-10-23 08:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Doug L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you left on good terms and were able to come back. Be careful answering this question during an interview. You should list your accurate work history. How did the other company feel after you worked such a short time. What made you come back? Have a good answer to why are you looking to move again? Company politics is not a good answer you will have those everywhere to some degree. Good Luck:-)
2016-05-22 01:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you stayed at jobs for many years then you only need a few, but more is never bad. The more description that you can add to each job, the better too.
One thing that I have found is that a longer resume looks much better than a short one.
Take care,
Troy
2006-10-23 07:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by tiuliucci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on what are you looking for in a position. If your previous employment relates to the future position that you are seeking, then you should mention it that way your future employer can know where you have been and what you're seeking. Your resume itself is suppose to sell yourself. I had a position which isn't what I am looking for in a position, so I never bothered mentioning it on my resume because I would be selling myself short. Good Luck.
2006-10-23 06:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some employers want to know what you have been doing for the last five years, some want the last ten years. If you haven't been working for ten years, what were you doing before? Going to school, raising children, what? And it helps if you can make it relevant to the new position. If you were a housewife you can say you were learning management skills, etc.
2006-10-23 06:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was ask to list all my jobs sense Graduation. In school we were taught not to leave out any time that we were employed, they say the company will ask you why were you not working at that time.
2006-10-23 06:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Rhonda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋