VENT - Years of Experience?

6 Comments

1. Jeanette AbreuOctober 12,2022 at 8:39PM UTC

   It is advisable to center it on positions that you have had relevant to the jobs you are applying too. You can tailor different resumes if you are applying to different positions. If you do not have work experience in what you are applying to then add your jobs plus center on your skills in your resume. I read that you should add up to 13 years of work experience.

2. AnonymousOctober 12,2022 at 10:23PM UTC

   I would assume he had candidates who submitted more years of experience and have been rejected by the hiring manager. Some hiring managers are afraid of candidates with more experience than they have. Afraid that person is either too old, knows to much or will steal their job.

3. AnonymousOctober 12,2022 at 10:52PM UTC

   very true

4. AnonymousOctober 12,2022 at 11:21PM UTC

   The recruiter might be reading the room and hearing why candidates are not moving forward. That may be why he or she is asking you to remove work experience. There could be more to the story than what you're being told.

   The hiring manager might have less than 10 years experience, your older positions might date your resume or he or she might want you to focus on more recent positions.

   I wasn't hired for a manager position because I had more years of experience than the hiring manager. I was offered the role originally and then it was rescinded as I was told confidentially that my boss was worried that I would possibly try to compete with her in the future. The recruiter disclosed that I had more experience than my prospective director. Fortunately I was able to talk myself back into my former role or I would have been left without a job.

   Whatever the situation, think about your next steps. Do you want to play these games or hold out to work for a company that values your experience?

   After my recent experience, I have an additional section on my resume that doesn't list years but adds in anything from previous positions that I feel would benefit the role. I tailor my resume for each application to reflect the role and that includes my additional work section. Good luck!

5. Lesa Edwards, Career Coach & Master Resume WriterOctober 13,2022 at 4:58PM UTC

   The problem with this approach is the ATS doesn't work that way - it will add up years next to jobs with a relevant title.

   As a Master Resume Writer, I would never limit a client's resume to the past 7 years - not enough of a trajectory.

6. C HOctober 17,2022 at 5:10PM UTC

   I would disagree with this as a long time recruiter. I’d think this tailored request is indeed because the recruiter is “reading the room” for patterns on who moves forward and why.

   This is why recruiting is both an art and a science.