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I am applying for manager level roles and the last time I managed people was in 2010.

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I am applying for manager level roles and the last time I managed people was in 2010. I've had individual technical jobs since then and manage projects but not people. I don't want to go back that far in my resume. How can I highlight this? Do I even put it on my resume or in a cover letter or do I wait until an interview? How can I showcase experience they are looking for even though it was quite a while ago?

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  1. Anonymous

    You put it on your resume in the synopsis at the top. Reference it in title and one line from 2010. Yes, always do a cover note. Perhaps something like: Strong resource management skills and technically adept leader seeking role where I can lead a team to XYZ. Then within the current roles show strategic work vs tactical as much as possible and places that your influence directly lead to others success.

  2. Barb Hansen

    As mentioned below, add your management experience into your career summary and then sprinkle leadership and management qualities (and keywords) into your more recent job roles. Even if you didn't hold a management or team lead title, perhaps you mentored younger staff, advised managment on XYZ issues, supported cross team development etc.

    I'm not saying you should lie on your resume. I'm only suggesting that, if you did lean into your previous management experience even you didn't hold an official management title, you are allowed to add that information to your resume.

    Good luck.

  3. Krystin Morgan

    This is a hard one, because while you want to reflect that you have management experience, it's also from 16 years ago - so even if you did include it, a lot of hiring managers won't take it into serious consideration since it's so old. While management in general hasn't drastically changed since 2010, it's also easy to forget/get rusty on skills you haven't used in a while!

    I would probably do a combination of things. You could add an Additional Experience section and just add old companies/titles (without dates or bullets) to show that you have held management positions. And as someone else commented, you can also make sure to talk about any mentorship/coaching/leadership you did in recent roles even if it wasn't formal people management.

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