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How many years should the CV go in detail into the past?
As we get older I suppose that things of 30+ years ago are not that relevant. Could I just not enter into the details of them? the CV would still cover the time from college admission up to today, but only the last 10 years would be with further explanation.
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How many years should the CV go in detail into the past?
As we get older I suppose that things of 30+ years ago are not that relevant. Could I just not enter into the details of them? the CV would still cover the time from college admission up to today, but only the last 10 years would be with further explanation.
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How many years should the CV go in detail into the past?
As we get older I suppose that things of 30+ years ago are not that relevant. Could I just not enter into the details of them? the CV would still cover the time from college admission up to today, but only the last 10 years would be with further explanation.
resume
asked Dec 9 '13 at 17:10
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How many years should the CV go in detail into the past?
As we get older I suppose that things of 30+ years ago are not that relevant. Could I just not enter into the details of them? the CV would still cover the time from college admission up to today, but only the last 10 years would be with further explanation.
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I'd say that the focus is on enough detail to address the given job requirements.
In general - you want the last 2-3 jobs, going back up to 10 years in some level of detail. But mileage varies depending on the positions you've held and the position you're applying to.
For example:
if the target position focuses on a legacy technology and you did something awesome with it 15 years ago - highlight that position.
if the target position is focusing on a wide and deep breadth of capabilities, make sure you show your breadth.
if there are areas in the near term that are irrelevant, but job history longer ago that is a direct match, de-emphasize the less relevant areas and focus the reader on the relevant experience.
For older or less relevant positions, length, company and position are fine. Figure that the reader is time-pressed and wants a fast easy to read summary of your career.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
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I tend to leave older stuff on there to show the complete history, but show it in less and less detail as time goes on. Mine now goes back 17 years, but they are down to 1 liners pretty much just with a company name and the dates at the start of that period.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
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This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go withyyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.
– yo'
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I'd say that the focus is on enough detail to address the given job requirements.
In general - you want the last 2-3 jobs, going back up to 10 years in some level of detail. But mileage varies depending on the positions you've held and the position you're applying to.
For example:
if the target position focuses on a legacy technology and you did something awesome with it 15 years ago - highlight that position.
if the target position is focusing on a wide and deep breadth of capabilities, make sure you show your breadth.
if there are areas in the near term that are irrelevant, but job history longer ago that is a direct match, de-emphasize the less relevant areas and focus the reader on the relevant experience.
For older or less relevant positions, length, company and position are fine. Figure that the reader is time-pressed and wants a fast easy to read summary of your career.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I'd say that the focus is on enough detail to address the given job requirements.
In general - you want the last 2-3 jobs, going back up to 10 years in some level of detail. But mileage varies depending on the positions you've held and the position you're applying to.
For example:
if the target position focuses on a legacy technology and you did something awesome with it 15 years ago - highlight that position.
if the target position is focusing on a wide and deep breadth of capabilities, make sure you show your breadth.
if there are areas in the near term that are irrelevant, but job history longer ago that is a direct match, de-emphasize the less relevant areas and focus the reader on the relevant experience.
For older or less relevant positions, length, company and position are fine. Figure that the reader is time-pressed and wants a fast easy to read summary of your career.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I'd say that the focus is on enough detail to address the given job requirements.
In general - you want the last 2-3 jobs, going back up to 10 years in some level of detail. But mileage varies depending on the positions you've held and the position you're applying to.
For example:
if the target position focuses on a legacy technology and you did something awesome with it 15 years ago - highlight that position.
if the target position is focusing on a wide and deep breadth of capabilities, make sure you show your breadth.
if there are areas in the near term that are irrelevant, but job history longer ago that is a direct match, de-emphasize the less relevant areas and focus the reader on the relevant experience.
For older or less relevant positions, length, company and position are fine. Figure that the reader is time-pressed and wants a fast easy to read summary of your career.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
I'd say that the focus is on enough detail to address the given job requirements.
In general - you want the last 2-3 jobs, going back up to 10 years in some level of detail. But mileage varies depending on the positions you've held and the position you're applying to.
For example:
if the target position focuses on a legacy technology and you did something awesome with it 15 years ago - highlight that position.
if the target position is focusing on a wide and deep breadth of capabilities, make sure you show your breadth.
if there are areas in the near term that are irrelevant, but job history longer ago that is a direct match, de-emphasize the less relevant areas and focus the reader on the relevant experience.
For older or less relevant positions, length, company and position are fine. Figure that the reader is time-pressed and wants a fast easy to read summary of your career.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
answered Dec 9 '13 at 19:52
bethlakshmi
70.4k4136277
70.4k4136277
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add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
I tend to leave older stuff on there to show the complete history, but show it in less and less detail as time goes on. Mine now goes back 17 years, but they are down to 1 liners pretty much just with a company name and the dates at the start of that period.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go withyyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.
– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
I tend to leave older stuff on there to show the complete history, but show it in less and less detail as time goes on. Mine now goes back 17 years, but they are down to 1 liners pretty much just with a company name and the dates at the start of that period.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go withyyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.
– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
up vote
18
down vote
I tend to leave older stuff on there to show the complete history, but show it in less and less detail as time goes on. Mine now goes back 17 years, but they are down to 1 liners pretty much just with a company name and the dates at the start of that period.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
I tend to leave older stuff on there to show the complete history, but show it in less and less detail as time goes on. Mine now goes back 17 years, but they are down to 1 liners pretty much just with a company name and the dates at the start of that period.
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
answered Dec 9 '13 at 17:15
Matt
32519
32519
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go withyyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.
– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
add a comment |Â
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go withyyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.
– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
This is exactly the approach I take also - and with a similar length resume - just over 17 years. The oldest items are quite literally "company name - job title - mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy"
– Carson63000
Dec 10 '13 at 0:58
@Carson63000 I would even go with
yyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
@Carson63000 I would even go with
yyyy-yyyy, as long as each of them is at least 2 years, but that's marginal probably.– yo'
Dec 10 '13 at 21:29
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