years of experience on resume?
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- antimotion
Do you feel that saying you have 10, 12, 15, etc. years of experience is okay on a resume - or does that simply date you to the point of a turn-off in this fast paced digital age?
Or is it better to just let the dates on experiential points (jobs you've had over years) do the explaining instead of bluntly mentioning in an intro?
As always, thanks for your replies.
- doesnotexist0
only mention it if you're insecure about your experience level
- bored2death0
They're going to figure out how old you are sooner or later.
- animatedgif0
Just don't claim "10 years experience" if you're 24 and made your first website when you were 14 but your actual years of employment are 1-2.
Looks fucking stupid
- coldarchon0
Dont do this. I have 30 years of programming experience, no one would answer on that ..
- utopian0
Let the listings of previous job experience on your resume say it for you.
- monospaced0
Employment history should reveal years of experience anyway.
- cannonball19780
If they check where you worked before and figure out when they'll know how much experience you have.
- detritus0
Instead, do an infographic depicting the extent of anal dilation you've suffered.
Amounts to much the same thing, really.
- like looking at tree rings?cannonball1978
- Exactly!detritus
- err0
I say do it if its actual professional experience.
Like "8 years agency experience"
- fyoucher10
If ur in web, going back to like 96 - 98' might be a good thing -- you can say you were there since the real beginning (when common folks actually started using the web seriously). You probably know a lot of the ins and outs. More than that, you're probably just looking like an old fart ;P
- I never upgraded my computer. Still believe those are the golden years.yurimon
- zarkonite0
Just saying you have experience is a waste of space, use it to tell them something they want to know about your experience.
You should frame it like "7 years of art directing designers", "10 years as a creative director in an agency on X types of accounts".
- antimotion0
Thanks for all the input - it's appreciated!
- yurimon0
You have to judge the job you are applying and fit the resume to the company. you dont want to be over qualified which means over budget and translates to, too old. and you dont want to be under qualified where they think you dont fit the jyob.
more depends on where you apply then anything else i think. some places are more leadership oriented, meaning network of who you know, your personality to fit into the culture.. other places focus specifically on the tasks they need done and less attention to culture etc... anyone who owns or runs a company, manages, etc has a different operating style and it will reflect on down.