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First resumé since starting my career
marty_0001
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I am a fileand you put documents in meRegistered User regular
I've been in my current job (accountant) for over four years, and recently decided to apply for some new jobs. Just so I could get a change, new experiences, etc etc.
I started work when I left high school and immediately entered my first job at a firm as a trainee. Basically I was trained up from scratch to do the usual tax returns and prepare financial statements for clients, working full-time. On the side I studied my accounting degree by correspondence at a part-time rate.
It's four years later, and I haven't written a resume since that first 500 word gem which detailed my year of working in a supermarket, my one week's work experience at an accounting firm, and why-I-would-like-to-work-for-your-awesome-firm-cos-it's-clearly-so-awesome-thankyou-very-much
I've written stuff covering what I've been doing in my job (turns out I've learned a shitload of stuff, which is great!) as well as talking about my grades etc. Now I'm wondering whether I should include things like my results from high school. I don't feel like they're relevant, being a) so long ago and b) not directly in relation to my current and future work. But I haven't written a resume in so long I'm wondering if I should be padding it out with this sort of thing (eg does it show that I can apply myself, etc).
TL;DR: Haven't written a resume in four years, is it worth putting in information from before starting my career and isn't directly relevant to my work.
Thanks
I started work when I left high school and immediately entered my first job at a firm as a trainee. Basically I was trained up from scratch to do the usual tax returns and prepare financial statements for clients, working full-time. On the side I studied my accounting degree by correspondence at a part-time rate.
It's four years later, and I haven't written a resume since that first 500 word gem which detailed my year of working in a supermarket, my one week's work experience at an accounting firm, and why-I-would-like-to-work-for-your-awesome-firm-cos-it's-clearly-so-awesome-thankyou-very-much
I've written stuff covering what I've been doing in my job (turns out I've learned a shitload of stuff, which is great!) as well as talking about my grades etc. Now I'm wondering whether I should include things like my results from high school. I don't feel like they're relevant, being a) so long ago and b) not directly in relation to my current and future work. But I haven't written a resume in so long I'm wondering if I should be padding it out with this sort of thing (eg does it show that I can apply myself, etc).
TL;DR: Haven't written a resume in four years, is it worth putting in information from before starting my career and isn't directly relevant to my work.
Thanks
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edit: specifically after 4 years of work, your resume should contain most of your professional experience and skills. i didn't even put my highschool on my resume when applying for my first job right out of college.
I'm going to modify this a little. Don't include high school unless you are applying to a company that is local (like, in the same town local). There's always a chance that the HR person reviewing your resume was in your English class or something like that. Anything that makes you more than a sheet of paper is good. This is especially useful if you're moving from another part of the country, as it'll show you have ties to the community and aren't just applying to random jobs without a real intention of ever moving. Most local companies like hiring local people.
In any case, don't ever include HS grades, no one cares. They might care that you grew up in the community, but that's it.
I don't follow their advice on resumes to the letter, but it'll get you thinking.