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We're trying to decide how many years to keep on my husbands resume when it comes to work. He's been working for 20 years, had 3 jobs (including the one he has now).. One of which he was at for 15 years... I know it doesn't sound like a lot but its two full pages worth of job description/skillsets.
Issue is he just got promoted Friday and so now its a whole new job with a whole new "skills" section.. Should we eliminate anything prior to the 15 year job you think? He actually retired from that job if we're being literal. That would leave his main rolls more or less in his recent adulthood plus the new job. I'm not sure how far back employers tend to look when it comes to jobs.
I definitely would eliminate the older stuff. I did help desk work for four years between 2010 and 2014. I eliminated the individual employers in favor of "various contracts." I may drop it off altogether. It's not really relevant to what I do anymore.
I've always used the past 3 or 4 jobs, pending relevance..
If he worked at one place for 15 years.. Going by numbers, you might only have a single job there.
Of course, if you worked at one place for 30 years, and it was your first 'real' job in the career.. I don't think i'd put down that high school job at the Dairy Queen.
oh how would you put this... So he was at one of the jobs for 15 years.... from 04-07 he was at Job "A"... in 07 he was hired in the same field, different company, but in another state. He worked for that company for 11 months then moved back and was hired by company "A" again in the same position, same pay etc... would you even mention the 11 mo job on the app or just omit all together?
oh how would you put this... So he was at one of the jobs for 15 years.... from 04-07 he was at Job "A"... in 07 he was hired in the same field, different company, but in another state. He worked for that company for 11 months then moved back and was hired by company "A" again in the same position, same pay etc... would you even mention the 11 mo job on the app or just omit all together?
If I'm reading this right - he's been at this current employer since 2004 with the exception of that 11 months?
If that is the case - I would eliminate that 11 months on your resume. Especially if there was nothing unique about those 11 months.
Typically - you would focus on the last 10 years. Especially if you had increasing responsibilities/promotions. However, I wouldn't leave out previous companies if it's worth noting (i.e. if he worked for a well know company, etc.). These can be listed as "Previous experience" where you would just list the company, title, and dates worked. This helps in keeping your resume to an acceptable number of pages without having to add info that may no longer be as relevant.
If he only had 3 jobs, why not list them all? If his resume is extending to two pages long, he's listed FAR too much within the job description and/or skill set sections. With each job, try and only list the top 4-6 duties in bullet point fashion and in terms of skill sets, only list the specific skills which he is applying for. In other words, if he's applying for a job as an accountant, no need to list a skill relating to, say, customer service or software unrelated to the job.
A resume is not just a listing of your work history. Your resume should be targeting the job that your applying for. Focus on listing only the skills that are pertinent to the position your applying for. Yes that means you may have a different resume for each job you are applying for.
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