How far back should my employment history go on a resume?
When I was in high school, I worked at Target for over 3 years. I feel stupid putting it on a resume now since it’s been 8 years since I starting working there. I have worked as an administrative assistant in 3 offices since then and plan on continuing working in that field. Should I still put Target down on my resume or should I take it out?
Depends on what your position at Target was. If it was just a cashiers position then i dont think it’ll be missed. Since you are continuing into the field of your current job i would recommend that you leave that space to really embellish your strengths. The only strengths i see in having Target there (assuming it was just a cashiers position) would be team player? organizational skills? meeting daily quotas? With only those forseeable strengths im sure you can incorporate those skills into your current 3 office jobs. Sometimes it’s not just putting down jobs, it’s putting down jobs that demonstrate different personal abilities you have.
and yes, unless you are a professional, you should limit data not further than 5 years. usually.
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Take target out…I used to work for Mother Hood about 6 years ago and never put it on my resume.
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I go back 10 years on mine… but then again I’ve only had 3 jobs
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5 years is considered the usual cut-off point, unless the experience is related to your current career.
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They say 5 years is as far back as you should go.
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I dont think Target should go on thats like a let me get my experience type of thing I would stick to the last three jobs Remember unless youre a professional youre resume should only be 1 page long and with key points that make the potential emplyer want to get to know you. So only leave the three Admin positions you have worked at because that is relevant to next job you are seeking.
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I think you should put the most Inportent Jobs on the Resume, The bigger Jobs, The Better.
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Jobs on my Resume’s
Depends on what your position at Target was. If it was just a cashiers position then i dont think it’ll be missed. Since you are continuing into the field of your current job i would recommend that you leave that space to really embellish your strengths. The only strengths i see in having Target there (assuming it was just a cashiers position) would be team player? organizational skills? meeting daily quotas? With only those forseeable strengths im sure you can incorporate those skills into your current 3 office jobs. Sometimes it’s not just putting down jobs, it’s putting down jobs that demonstrate different personal abilities you have.
and yes, unless you are a professional, you should limit data not further than 5 years. usually.
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You only want the resume to be one page, unless all the positions you have held are relevant to the one you are applying to. If you have a short work history put everything you have done after high school. If you have more than a page then only put the most recent ones that fit on one page.
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I’m a Human Resources professional.