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Kind of odd resume question
I'm a student and part of our grad requirements is we have to take a career development class. Anyways, we were discussing rules as far as work experience on a resume- the teacher said that you don't have to list the dates you were employed on the resume, keep the information listed to highlight your skills and what you learned from the job. That was new to me, is that what people are really doing now?
The second odd thing she said was that if your resume is more than one page, to print it two sided. I've never heard of that either.
She has an advanced degree and has worked in HR for years, she teaches only this class on the side, so I figured she knew what she was talking about, but I've never heard of these two things! Any thoughts?
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Re: Kind of odd resume question
A resume missing dates would make me think you were trying to either hide that you had a lot of short term positions or that you were trying to hide something about your age.
You don't need exact dates of course but I think month and year are needed.
I don't put the exact dates on my resume, only the month and year.
There are also many types of resumes. Was she referring to a certain type ie: functional?
I have done resumes for most of my friends and they are all different with the layout being different. One I did with his skills highlighted. I did this because he lacked the education, not the skills and he had only one significant job that he had 5 different titles with.
I have never heard of making the resume two sided. I just went on an interview and he wrote in the margins and on the back of it. Fax and email tend to be the latest trend that I see. I have an older fax, so doing it that way isn't an option.
I think your teacher is wrong on both counts.
You need to at least have years (month and year are preferred) on your resume so an employer can tell how long you've been there and the length of your relevant experience.
Also, by printing front and back you are making it much more complicated for HR/Recruiters than necessary. For example, if someone is scanning a pile of resumes into the computer system it's likely that 1. only the front page of yours will be scanned or 2. they'll just toss it instead of dealing with it. Also, if you mail something in do not staple it. Again, this just makes it more difficult to get your resume into the computer system.
Functional resumes often don't have dates, or at least not on the first page.
I'm not sure wha tyou mean about keeping the information listed to highlight your skills. You should focus on the skills that will translate to the new job.
I've never heard of printing 2-sided, unless you're applying at an eco-friendly company and want to show you don't waste paper. But really, most people are e-mailing resumes these days.
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I'm in HR, when I screen resumes I preferred dates on a resume so I could tell how much experience someone had.
I've always been told that resumes should be printed once sided, so they are easier to scan if necessary.
I've had several managers tell me during the interview that they liked that I was able to fit all of my information on one page. As for the dates, I only included years.
I'm not sure why any resume needs to be more than one page anyways- you should always try to be concise and only list your most relevant/recent work experience. When I interviewed people for my former position, I was amazed at how many horrible resumes we received. There were 3 page monstrosities, ridiculous email addresses, and way too much non pertinent information (e.g. one woman, clearly in her 40s, listed "National Honor Society member- 11th grade" in her "Honors and Awards" section)!
I think the key to getting past the initial screeners is to make your resume concise, typo-free, and full of "impact words." Just my 2 cents.