Years of experience
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- NotByHand0
I've hired many people over the years, and these are the main two things that really rubs me wrong (even though you'll see it frequently with people right out of school):
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* The 'Jack of all trades' approach. Saying you can do pretty much 'everything'. As a rule of thumb, that means you can do nothing.
* Trying to make it sound like you've done more and bigger things you actually have. This thing can only really go one of two ways: either it becomes clear that you actually didn't have those experiences or that big of a part in them, in which case it's painfully clear that you were trying to 'embellish' your resume. Or you have to go all out, and completely fabricate things and be dishonest about it. Which usually doesn't work out favorably in the long run either.
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- robotron3k0
lie all you can.
- uberdesigner0
cocoono is trolling
- weldedturkey0
If they're good, employers will know how much experience you have regardless of anything you do or say. Just be honest and don't talk over your head.
- gabadilla0
I'd be up front and simply say:
5 years experience at XYZ agency as an intern and then briefly describe your tasks/accomplishments- yep, pretty much, "I did XYZ on this project, My position title doesn't even matter. Just that this is what I did."threadpost
- kgvs720
I thought the more experience the better.
- uberdesigner0
why do you have 5 years of intern experience?
- ukit0
No, don't say 5 years if you've only been an intern. They will be able to see where you've worked, and that along with the quality of your work is what they will use to evaluate you.
- coco_ono0
I'm filling out my krop portfolio information. I'm just concerned they are asking for professional, out of school experience. meh.
- ukit0
Actually, yeah...WTF...you worked an entire 5 years as an intern?