What is the difference between a CV and a Resume? →

The CV presents a complete history of your academic credentials, so the length of the document is variable. CV is for educational purposes.

In contrast, a resume presents a concise picture of your skills and qualifications for a specific position*, so length tends to be shorter and dictated by years of experience

• The LinkedIn Profile is also different than the Resume. See the differences at:

  “The differences between a LinkedIn profile and a Resume.

What information should you leave off your resume? →

Some of the information that makes it onto resumes may actually distract from your professional image and brand. The value of a resume is increased when it consistently points to the jobs you apply for and is in sync with your career trajectory.

Side jobs, temporary jobs, jobs to get you through a tough period, may just not be relevant to the career direction you have been on, or applying for, and they can be a distraction. Space on the resume is like high priced real-estate so make sure that the information that resides there needs to be there.

Just because you did something doesn’t mean it deserves space on your resume. If omitting something leaves a gap in your employment history of more than a year the you probably should include it.

Balancing relevance of jobs with employment time gaps on your resume can be a challenge. A possible solution can be using years only, rather than months of all the job on your resume. Adding a reason for the gap, for example, medical leave, family leave, education leave, or whatever the situation really was, can be included as a note in the gap space.

Personal information such as height, weight, birth date, age, sex, religion, political affiliation, or place of birth should not be included on the resume and employers are not entitled to that information in making a job decision.

The best information is the experiences that show you fit what is wanted.

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Your resume should show that your skills & experience "match" the job posting requirements →

Resumes are important tools to use in applying for a job and evaluating those that apply. The LinkedIn resume’s summary statement is a general overview of your past career and doesn’t need to change, but the summary statement at the top of your paper resume or what you upload with your application should have a summary statement crafted separately for each job you apply for. This is of course a lot of work but that is just the reality of what it takes to search for jobs. The search itself has many needs that influence the reasons why it is a lot of work.

Job postings reveal what is wanted in a job applicant. The company wants certain skills and specific types of experience. When you prepare a resume to submit with your application your goal should be to show the potential employer that your experience and skills are the best match for what they are looking.

It seems obvious that awards and innovations that an applicant may be responsible for in other industries or jobs that have no relevance to what in the posting is what is being asked for should be left off. Sometimes it is personal pride that causes an applicant to include such unrelated items. Remember that resume writing matters and giving the potential employer what they are looking for is how you get hired and that is why it matters.