Would you ever take experience *off* your resume? (applying, interview, job)

[zitsky]

I have two professional certifications that I've earned, but I'm considering taking them off my resume. The reason is that I don't really use them day to day, and I can't really answer a lot of questions about them. It could be pretty awkward if I get called for an interview because of these certs but can't answer a lot of questions about them. I don't regret getting them but I wish I knew the material better than I do.

[introspectguy]

Yeah, it's fine to do that.

If you didn't have them and lied about it, that would be another story.

[zitsky]

Originally Posted by introspectguy

Yeah, it's fine to do that.

If you didn't have them and lied about it, that would be another story.

Thanks. I have an MBA and list that proudly on my resume. I just feel like my other certifications are paper certs and not worth as much.

[AnotherTouchOfWhimsy]

You can leave things off of your resume. You can also tailor it to the position for which you're applying.

[MLSFan]

I'd leave it on just because they might want you for the certs for a future position in mind. Don't worry about remembering what they are, OTJ training will cover that, and if you managed to learn it once, you can do it a second time. Just a simple listing of them would suffice, such as XXXX (year) - YYYY certification from ZZZZ school.

I leave a paper that I worked on in college that got published in a science journal, can I explain what the paper is about? Absolutely not, it is over my head. Can I explain what my part in it was? I certainly can, and I can explain how I designed the experiments myself after collaborating with the post doc fellows, so I can drum up teamwork while being independent on the job starting from college courses.

Anyways, having more "titles" associated with your name isn't a bad thing.