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Jobs not related to experience on resume

Is it incorrect to not list jobs on your resume that are not related to the posistion for which you are applying.  I have at least 3 jobs on my current resume that have nothing to do with what I am applying for.  What do you think?  I don't want my resume to be too lenghty and it is already 2 pages long.

Re: Jobs not related to experience on resume

  • I would leave them off unless doing so creates big gaps of time you'll have to explain anyway.

    I know professionals say its okay to go to multiple pages but I think a one-page resume keeps it concise. As a hiring manager, I'm really only looking at your relevent and most recent jobs anyway. 

  • It depends.

    If those 3 jobs are your HS burger flipping jobs or things you did a while ago, they don't need to be on your resume. If they covered 5 years of your professional life that would create a gap, you should probably find a way to show the skills/experience you gained there that would apply to your current search.

    I don't have an issue with 2-page resumes if you have relevant experience to put in those 2 pages. But if you're filling it up with irrelevant jobs, putting in bullet points that don't sell you, or adding things like References Upon Request, you can definitely trim it.

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  • It depends. I would list them if it prevents there being a big employment gap time-wise. But if it's the part-time gig you hold to save up money for vacations or the odds-and-ends to pay the bills when you were young, that can go.
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  • Typically I do not include the jobs that do not related to the job I am applying for.  I would if leaving it out would cause a gap in employment. I have recently applied to jobs that require 10 years of job history, regardless of what it was. In that case, I had to include it.
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