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Is it dishonest to leave stuff off your resume?

Originally posted by: isekii
You're basically selling youself.

Why would you point out the negatives about yourself ?
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Exactly. A resume is a selling point. Unless you have a Cool-Ass reason, don't include it.

 
As a certified Goody Two-Shoes I see no ethical reason why you must disclose anything on your resume that you don't want to. Lying is of course unethical, and often a bad idea.

When reading resumes (whenever we're hiring a new software developer), I'll notice any large gaps between entries, but I won't even wonder about a month gap.

I took a couple of months off after my last employer was bought out, just to work on my Quake 2 CTF skills.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
As a certified Goody Two-Shoes I see no ethical reason why you must disclose anything on your resume that you don't want to. Lying is of course unethical, and often a bad idea.

When reading resumes (whenever we're hiring a new software developer), I'll notice any large gaps between entries, but I won't even wonder about a month gap.

I took a couple of months off after my last employer was bought out, just to work on my Quake 2 CTF skills.
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lol, nice
 
Not dishonest at all.

But don't leave a gap of 3 months or more without a good reason to be explained in the Interview.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Not dishonest at all.

But don't leave a gap of 3 months or more without a good reason to be explained in the Interview.
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Does DaveSimmons's reason count? 😉
 
No.

I have more than I can reasonably fit into my resume and just for the sake of keeping it streamlined, I've left out previous jobs that don't apply to my current field of work as much.
 
I don't see any problem with it. I left the programming languages that I know off my my resume because:

1) I hate programming, and I never was all that good at it
2) I don't want to get job offers for maintenance COBOL programming! I'd rather work at Starbucks than have to see that vile language again. 🙂

 
not a problem. they don't need to know how many diapers you wore from December 1973 to October 1975, and they don't need to know that you took a semester of grad school, either.
 
it's not dishonest to leave stuff off.

dropping a couple college courses isn't a big deal... but most HR people *will* notice large gaps in your resume and will probably assume that you spent the "missing" period doing hard time in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison 😛
 
It's not dishonest to leave irrelevant things off. Your resume is basically designed to highlight the skills and experiences that you have that are relevant to the job you're applying for. Leaving large gaps, as others said, is undesirable because it makes you appear to lack the "responsible and employable" skill.
 
On the resume, leaving stuff off is fine. However, once you get to the point of filling out previous employment history on the application, do not leave anything off. Depending on the company, this can be a big issue and can get you fired if/when they find out.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
As a certified Goody Two-Shoes I see no ethical reason why you must disclose anything on your resume that you don't want to. Lying is of course unethical, and often a bad idea.

When reading resumes (whenever we're hiring a new software developer), I'll notice any large gaps between entries, but I won't even wonder about a month gap.

I took a couple of months off after my last employer was bought out, just to work on my Quake 2 CTF skills.
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And this isn't on your resume why?
 
Actually if you did attend graduate school for a semester and drop out I'd still put that on the resume. Just don't make it sound like you weren't good enough to stay in the program (if that was the truth).

I'd just say:

Blah Blah University
Intended Graduate Program in some field
Duration; xx amount of coursework completed
Withdrew from program due to change of career interest.
 
No but if they ask you specifically about a time frame and you tell them you didn't do anything or something like that, then you'd be lying which would be bad.
 
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