Resume writing. Leave out unimportant work experiences? Forum

[kobe1020]

Should I leave out those unimportant experiences for example a long time part time job at Walmart to make extra bucks? or should I still list it, just try to minimize the space it takes and give more important work experiences more lines?

Thank you guys!!

[rinkrat19]

List it, and minimize to just a bullet point or two if you need the room.

[Happy Gilmore]

I left off Wendy's and a summer golf course job. I wish I had put it on now and just went over 2 pages but I was feeling too lazy to edit. In fact, judging by how my cycle is going so far, I would suggest doing the opposite of what I did and don't be lazy. Do the extra stuff and supplemental essays.

#YOLO

[daryldixon]

If you have other significant w/e you should leave it off.

[kobe1020]

I left off Wendy's and a summer golf course job. I wish I had put it on now and just went over 2 pages but I was feeling too lazy to edit. In fact, judging by how my cycle is going so far, I would suggest doing the opposite of what I did and don't be lazy. Do the extra stuff and supplemental essays.

#YOLO

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

[Happy Gilmore]

I left off Wendy's and a summer golf course job. I wish I had put it on now and just went over 2 pages but I was feeling too lazy to edit. In fact, judging by how my cycle is going so far, I would suggest doing the opposite of what I did and don't be lazy. Do the extra stuff and supplemental essays.

#YOLO

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

Yeah quite a few do actually. But I was in the 3 applications an hour mode and gave zero fucks. Hence my regrets. Put a small line for each W/E job you did (but don't worry about describing it too much unless you were in a position of leadership).

Walmart, Farmville USA. July 2010-Present. Cashier.

[bp shinners]

I left off Wendy's and a summer golf course job. I wish I had put it on now and just went over 2 pages but I was feeling too lazy to edit. In fact, judging by how my cycle is going so far, I would suggest doing the opposite of what I did and don't be lazy. Do the extra stuff and supplemental essays.

#YOLO

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

You should be able to get everything on to 1 page. If you can't, you're writing too much*. I don't need to know that, as a cashier, you were involved in helping customers. The title is enough.

*Unless you have something like 10 years of work experience.

[Attax]

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

You should be able to get everything on to 1 page. If you can't, you're writing too much*. I don't need to know that, as a cashier, you were involved in helping customers. The title is enough.

*Unless you have something like 10 years of work experience.[/quote]

Question regarding this. My WE is only through my undergrad, but includes my self-employment, actual jobs, internships, and was wondering about putting sponsors on there since I technically was "employed" to advertise for them while racing my motorcycle. Seems that it would also give a little something unique to the resume. I was also just considering listing one job as a racer and listing all my sponsors underneath that, so as to not have multiple sponsors listed and listed.

[rinkrat19]

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

You should be able to get everything on to 1 page. If you can't, you're writing too much*. I don't need to know that, as a cashier, you were involved in helping customers. The title is enough.

*Unless you have something like 10 years of work experience.

Question regarding this. My WE is only through my undergrad, but includes my self-employment, actual jobs, internships, and was wondering about putting sponsors on there since I technically was "employed" to advertise for them while racing my motorcycle. Seems that it would also give a little something unique to the resume. I was also just considering listing one job as a racer and listing all my sponsors underneath that, so as to not have multiple sponsors listed and listed.[/quote]
I would list one job for racing and then put a few sponsors (especially ones with recognizable names) in one sentence, not a bullet list. There's no reason to take up 10 lines of the page with it, but it's interesting enough to include.

It should still fit on one page.

[kobe1020]

i'm just not sure should i go over 1 page or not..i know some law schools actually want to see everything..

You should be able to get everything on to 1 page. If you can't, you're writing too much*. I don't need to know that, as a cashier, you were involved in helping customers. The title is enough.

*Unless you have something like 10 years of work experience.

Question regarding this. My WE is only through my undergrad, but includes my self-employment, actual jobs, internships, and was wondering about putting sponsors on there since I technically was "employed" to advertise for them while racing my motorcycle. Seems that it would also give a little something unique to the resume. I was also just considering listing one job as a racer and listing all my sponsors underneath that, so as to not have multiple sponsors listed and listed.

I would list one job for racing and then put a few sponsors (especially ones with recognizable names) in one sentence, not a bullet list. There's no reason to take up 10 lines of the page with it, but it's interesting enough to include.

It should still fit on one page.[/quote]

it's just because i have a master degree that takes up another four lines...

[KingofSplitters55]

Do 2 pages if you need to. This ain't anything close to a job resume. The 1-page limit is largely irrelevant.

[Ramius]

Do 2 pages if you need to. This ain't anything close to a job resume. The 1-page limit is largely irrelevant.

Very few people actually need more than one page, and it's a good practice to get it down to one page now for when you're actually applying for jobs and need a one page resume. First, why on earth does your master's need four lines to describe it? That is excessive by any standard, regardless of what the concentration is. Your resume throughout life should be concise and get to the point. You can describe each job, internship, activity, degree very easily with one or two sentences. No single description should ever run over two or three lines. You're only in undergrad, so it's pretty likely you don't need more than one page to describe everything you've done professionally and academically in your life.

I agree that someone with significant and extensive work experience may need more than one page, but unless you had a long career prior to undergrad, I'll go ahead and spoil it for you: you don't fall into this category.

[bp shinners]

I would list one job for racing and then put a few sponsors (especially ones with recognizable names) in one sentence, not a bullet list. There's no reason to take up 10 lines of the page with it, but it's interesting enough to include.

It should still fit on one page.

Make sure that it's okay to list your sponsors - some contracts limit your ability to do so. I don't think it would apply here (it's usually when the company doesn't necessarily want it getting out which freelancers they use; that's the exact opposite of what you want as a sponsor), but it's something to think about.

But yes, still should fit on one page.

[guano]

Even with 10 years work experience, it's unlikely that you can justify going over two pages

[rinkrat19]

Even with 10 years work experience, it's unlikely that you can justify going over two pages

+100
I have 10 years of experience, plus volunteering, and I can fit my resume (including law school stuff) on one page.

[guano]

Even with 10 years work experience, it's unlikely that you can justify going over two pages

+100
I have 10 years of experience, plus volunteering, and I can fit my resume (including law school stuff) on one page.

Basically, unless you're applying for a job with the words director, president, board, or partner in the title, don't do it.

[oshberg28]

The resume is yours to craft as you see fit. Unless instructions specifically state to list all of your work experiences, you are under no obligation (and no expectation) to list everything you have done. I have over almost 15 years of work experience (7 professionally), and there is no way I would list all of my jobs (in fact, I applied to law school in 2010 and didn't list a few jobs I had).

With that said, your resume obviously needs to be accurate (ie, don't make up stuff).