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Question Regarding Resume
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(06-08-2018, 08:18 PM)sanantone Wrote: The associate's doesn't fill any gap. Most people take four to six years to finish a bachelor's degree, and you don't need to put your years of attendance on your resume. I put my year of graduation on my resume, but once I get to my 40s, I'm removing anything that could give away my age.

Why wait?   When I was in a position where I managed a larger team and frequently hired entry and mid-level workers , I HATED it when anyone put years on their education.   I didn't want to have any idea about how old my candidate is, even if much of that can be determined within the resume.  

My philosophy has always been that no one needs to know when I graduated.  It's just too easy to discriminate either because you want to get someone slightly older or slightly younger, or even that you find it strange that someone completed their education mid-career.    Unless there is a reason that the year is a relevant part of the story you're trying to tell with your resume, I would suggest leaving off.   No need to add information that won't get you hired.   They want to see the degree, not the year.  

Overall, as a hiring manager, I want to view just the facts, and I think that years are unnecessary at best and distracting at the worst.



P.S.  Hope this didn't come across as grumpy.  LOL I promise I didn't mean it that way! Big Grin  I'm just super picky about resumes, have worked in rough sales departments where any perceived flaw was a reason to dump the resume and look at the other 500 candidates who have applied.  I've even sat in a room with my leadership team with several resumes that were all equally amazing and nit-picked each one to try to eliminate any of the awesome potential hires just to be able to make a selection.

P.P.S. Different topic, but I also suggest removing months from the job listing too. I think most people already do this anyway, but I would HATE to see a resume that says "XYZ Corporation, 3/2014 - 10/2017." It looks better and eliminates gap issues if this same type of job is listed as "XYZ Corporation 2014-2017." Of course some companies still require clarification on exact dates, but at the very least, the first glance of your resume won't draw attention to any shortcomings or gaps.

P.P.P.S. Last edit in a terribly written post! Sorry! Just quickly want to say that you only have one to two pages of resume to tell your story and perhaps a cover letter than is important, but that 90% of employers don't read. That's not a lot of space, so every single piece of information on there should be relevant. If something isn't setting you apart as a top candidate, remove and replace with something else that will.
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Question Regarding Resume - by Regards - 06-07-2018, 01:12 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by MNomadic - 06-07-2018, 01:32 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by davewill - 06-07-2018, 01:38 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by jsd - 06-07-2018, 02:00 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by Ideas - 06-07-2018, 03:48 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-07-2018, 04:42 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-07-2018, 04:50 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by cookderosa - 06-07-2018, 07:25 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by sanantone - 06-07-2018, 07:32 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-08-2018, 01:53 AM
Question Regarding Resume - by harrypotter - 06-08-2018, 04:00 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by bluebooger - 06-08-2018, 09:53 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by allvia - 06-08-2018, 10:12 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-08-2018, 10:48 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-08-2018, 11:07 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by cookderosa - 06-08-2018, 11:16 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by MNomadic - 06-08-2018, 01:04 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by sanantone - 06-08-2018, 01:58 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-08-2018, 02:34 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by alexf.1990 - 06-08-2018, 08:08 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by sanantone - 06-08-2018, 08:18 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by alexf.1990 - 06-08-2018, 08:27 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-09-2018, 09:31 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by sanantone - 06-09-2018, 10:01 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-09-2018, 10:18 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-09-2018, 12:15 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by Ideas - 06-09-2018, 12:31 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-09-2018, 03:40 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-09-2018, 08:06 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by burbuja0512 - 06-10-2018, 10:15 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by dfrecore - 06-10-2018, 12:06 PM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by icampy - 06-10-2018, 10:33 AM
RE: Question Regarding Resume - by icampy - 06-10-2018, 12:39 PM

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