Do you list all jobs on resume?

[Lookin4Dough]

I was just wondering if you guys list every job you've had on your resume? For example, if you work a temporary, admin type of job for 2 months in between of your real jobs. Do you list that down or just not list it and if the employer asks, just mention you did some temp work in that meantime.

[wordsmith]

I list them both, but I've only had two, and neither are temp or filler type jobs.

[yankeeyosh]

I deleted a couple of jobs which I got fired from after eleven weeks each. It would make my resume ridiculously long, and even more questionable. I also combined my grad research assistant and another research position I had afterwards, since they were both in the same organization (FSU).

[CTGirl]

Originally Posted by Lookin4Dough

I was just wondering if you guys list every job you've had on your resume? For example, if you work a temporary, admin type of job for 2 months in between of your real jobs. Do you list that down or just not list it and if the employer asks, just mention you did some temp work in that meantime.

Depends how relevant it is. I don't include that I did a summer at Walmart during college, but I do include that I did a summer for the NYS Legislature during college. Just make sure you're not leaving holes or leaving out anything that they may ask about, you dont' want to make it look like you're hiding things.

[yankeeyosh]

Originally Posted by CTGirl

Depends how relevant it is. I don't include that I did a summer at Walmart during college, but I do include that I did a summer for the NYS Legislature during college. Just make sure you're not leaving holes or leaving out anything that they may ask about, you dont' want to make it look like you're hiding things.

Problem is if I don't leave holes, I'll have a three page resume, and my resume will REALLY look bad.

[cache]

If a job lasted less than 6 months, it does not need to be included on a resume, unless it provided you some direct, relevant experience to the position you are applying for, and if you can reasonably explain the short time period.

Oftentimes, if you have multiple "temp" jobs, you can combine them into one entry and summarize your experience.

[wordsmith]

Originally Posted by CTGirl

Depends how relevant it is. I don't include that I did a summer at Walmart during college, but I do include that I did a summer for the NYS Legislature during college. Just make sure you're not leaving holes or leaving out anything that they may ask about, you dont' want to make it look like you're hiding things.

I don't include ANYthing pre-college graduation. Not that those jobs aren't perfectly good work, but I just assume that employers are most interested in work I've done in the professional, post-college track. Not my work study and the summer jobs I took to earn my book money.

[paiger81]

Originally Posted by wordsmith

I don't include ANYthing pre-college graduation. Not that those jobs aren't perfectly good work, but I just assume that employers are most interested in work I've done in the professional, post-college track. Not my work study and the summer jobs I took to earn my book money.

When I applied for the new job, I listed my part time assistant scheduling position I worked in college & my public relations internship because they both showed that I have experience working in the public sectors. Other than that, I had my post-college positions: marketing assistant & my marketing coordinator.

[wordsmith]

I'm older than you are, though. The further you get from schooling, the less appropriate it is to ring your college job chimes.

[paiger81]

You're not THAT much older than me (I'm 25). But, then again, maybe Jen could hook you up with an AARP card or something

[wordsmith]

I'll be thirty in Jan. Five years is actually a long enough increment when you're talking about the distance from undergrad perspective. In five years, you probably won't be listing undergrad experience on your resume, either.

[KCboy]

if you are still relatively young (mid 20's), or going for some entry level-type position, your resume should only be 1 page.

so you should only have jobs that are related to that field.

if you need filler and have nothing related, I use the jobs i was at the longest (to prove I don't go job-jumping)

but at that point, it's more important to show education, computer skills, awards or special honors, etc. employers know that you won't have much experience.



if you are older, then I dunno. *shrug* I'm only 25.

[dddork]

yah stick to one page resume if you have less than 6 yrs of work experience.. put only relevant jobs you have had on your resume