Many clients ask about how far back should they go with respect to their employment history. You might be surprised by our answer.

You might have over 30 years of experience, spanning many different companies, but should you include all the details?

The short answer is that it depends on the job you are applying to. In some cases we recommend including details from a long time ago if they are relevant to the job you are applying to. This is helpful when one is trying to change careers. For example if Client A is applying for a job in sales, yet for the last 10 years has been working as a Nurse, and 15 years ago, worked in sales, then including the sales element on the resume is probably a good idea.

There are situations when you do not want to include old information, and here’s an example; Client B has been working as a Plumber for 10 years, and decides to quit the job, and go back to school and enrolled in an IT program to become and IT Analyst. We recommend to omit the older experience, and focus on the new profession.

There are execeptions to these recommendations, so if you have any questions, or comments, feel free to ‘contact us’ or email us at info@resumescanada. ca, and we can help.

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