Number of positions listed on a resume

[imported_Trippin315]

I have doing a lot of contract work, 3 months here, 6 months there, usually though different firms (RHI, TekSystems), and I am curious what do I do with the positions that are closer to when I graduated college, where it was just low level HD stuff. Just omit them, list title and company, or just keep making my resume longer?

Majority Rules.

Discuss

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Don't list any. Let them Google it. If they aren't willing to do a little basic research on potential employees, you probably don't want to work for them anyway.

For added fun, don't use your real name on your resume, and see how good they are at tracking you down.

 

[ggnl]

I'd stick to the last 2-3 positions. Recruiters are only going to scan the resume, so just list the important stuff.

 

[imported_Trippin315]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Don't list any. Let them Google it. If they aren't willing to do a little basic research on potential employees, you probably don't want to work for them anyway.

For added fun, don't use your real name on your resume, and see how good they are at tracking you down.

Thank you for this. It made me smile.

 

[2Xtreme21]

I wouldn't extend your resume to longer than one page-- so list your most important jobs or the ones relevant to the position you're applying for.

 

[spidey07]

You should list every position and company. Any gaps in dates will bring serious questions/scrutiny.

 

[Sinsear]

If you have "guild leader" on it, it will trump all others.

 

[Stiganator]

You could also say you from 2004-Present you were freelance and worked for A, B, and C.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
I wouldn't extend your resume to longer than one page-- so list your most important jobs or the ones relevant to the position you're applying for.

one full page. nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Stiganator]

This one page is a bunch of junk. Two pages is fine.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Stiganator
This one page is a bunch of junk. Two pages is fine.

After talking with a recruiter (she's a family friend so it was pretty unbiased advice) you should stick with one page for your resume unless you are going for a very high up position. She said that if you want to include information you can include something that shows your work, a school transcript if you've just graduated, or a more complete job history. However, this should be seperate and stand alone from the resume. Recruiters and HR want one page they can scan. If they like what they see they'll look at the rest of the stuff. If your resume doesn't match what they're expecting they'll just toss it onto the pile and move on unless they've gotten almost no responses about the job.

 

[Drakkon]

A great thing to have nowadays especially for a freelancer is a web page. Just use it to start collecting samples of your work and job history/success stories. That way resume is simple - just say freelancer from 200X-200X - list the most relevant projects and experience on 4-5 lines - then refer to the website for further information.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
A great thing to have nowadays especially for a freelancer is a web page. Just use it to start collecting samples of your work and job history/success stories. That way resume is simple - just say freelancer from 200X-200X - list the most relevant projects and experience on 4-5 lines - then refer to the website for further information.

This is a great idea.