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What would you cut from my resume?

I'm thinking of condensing my resume, both to save space and so it doesn't look like I've jumped around jobs too much. I'm thinking of getting rid or my internship and the entry level job I had after college. If I did that though my work experience would start in 2007, which I'm worried might make me look too young and I would have a gap from when I graduated and work started. I've had a dozen other random jobs when I was younger I leave off because they were for summers or a few months here and there and not related to what I do now. 
 
 
1. Internship for 2 years while I was in college. Isn't related to my field but could show leadership skills.
 
Graduated college.
 
2. Entry level job that paid the bills while I looked for a "real" job. I was promoted to assistant manager and stayed 1 year.
 
3. 1 year at a job related to my field. I left because I moved out the area and got a much better job.
 
4. 4 years at one job.
 
5. 1 year at current job.  

Re: What would you cut from my resume?

  • You can phrase the heading as "relevant experience" rather than "work history". This allows you to skip the internship and entry level job if you don't think they apply to a position. It also implies there might be gaps. 

    I have a one page resume that highlights 8 jobs and volunteer positions. Unless there is something really elaborate about your field related jobs, I am pretty sure you can keep your entry level job listed. Just condense the summary of it.

    I agree that you should take off the internship.  

  • If you haven't demonstrated leadership in the 4 other jobs, I'd be more worried about your resume in general.  Skip the internship (and earlier) and highlight similar skills elsewhere.

    Also, the jobs are not as important as the experience.  My skills span several different jobs; it was easier to pile project management together, then pile all of my admin management skills, then pile all my subject matter expertise together, and then just list my employment history in a quick block at the end.  It made for a better overall flow to explaining what I bring.

    Youth is not an issue-breadth and depth of experience is what matters-don't pad it with irrelevant jobs.  Instead, plump up where you add value.

  • I would take out the internship if it was at the bottom of list (if in chronological order). You don't want gaps in your resume if you take out other things. 
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  • Thanks everyone. It was hard for me to cut out the internship because I did some really cool projects with it that I was proud of, but I guess its time to move on and focus on my current field.  
  • As a hiring manager, I want to see at least last 10 years experience or experience to college. 

    Why not just limit bullets under each job title or try reformatting your resume?   

  • Oh and if you currently have an objective, remove that. They are old fashioned and usually don't do any favors for candidates--I haven't seen a well-written one in a long time. I know your objective--to get a job. 
  • Don't worry, I haven't had an objective on my resume since high school. I think it did say something like obvious like, "to get a job". 

    So without the internship I only have four companies on my resume (two positions at two of them, so 6 jobs total) and am at a page and a half, which I think is fine. 

  • I think it's a big mistake for your resume to go over one page when you have only been in your field for six years.  I graduated from law school in 2005 and am able to keep my resume to one page with a little work, and I've also had the same number of jobs as you.  I think it's very important for you to work it down to one page, and it does take some work to do that.  Your resume needs to grab a person's attention in a matter of seconds, so brevity while conveying your strengths is one of the most important things in a resume.
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