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What to leave out of your resume

Yes, it’s that time of year again. The time when my seasonal, academic job is nearing its end, and I need to find employment over the summer months, at least. This time, I’ve decided that I’m going to bite the bullet, and really take the time to make up a resume I can use more generally. Can you tell I’m starting to feel like I’m nearing the end of my degree :)? My biggest dilemma is what to leave out of the resume. Not because I have any dark secrets, but because I tend to have a lot of details and activities, extending back into the dark ages, and I never know what to do with them. I’m also afraid to leave ‘holes’ in my resume, and tend to include too much in order to avoid this. I thought this page was helpful in that respect. It gives some advice on what is relevant and what is not so relevant in a resume.

posted at 12:19 on Mon, 13 Feb, 2006 | path: /living



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