Well a 17 year work history makes you look younger than a 30 year one, but if there's a big gap between your last educational "graduation" and current work start date, that's also a giveaway. Since you've been 17 years at one place, and are, ahem, "older", including a variety of work experience would show me that you're not "stuck in your ways" the way a lot of those of us who are not fresh out of school are sometimes perceived. To me, a variety of experience shows a willingness to learn and adapt and make new use of existing skills.
I'd say put it all in, but make a matrix at the top simply listing your skills, as that's what HR is going to be checking on. Since they often use programs to pick up key words, or just want to take a quick glance, get the most relevant info at the top and then go on to provide details for the actual hiring decision maker who's going to be more interested in the whens and hows. Really, after 17 years they're not willing to have you work on the new system? If you told me that in an interview, it would raise my suspicions that you are perceived as set in your ways and unable to adapt by people who have worked with you for nearly two decades. Think up another reason, or a better spin on this one. Or, get a better answer from your current employer. "outsourcing" is always a good coverall explanation. Good Luck, Leah ________________________________ From: PCD <[email protected]> To: EDI--L <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: Resume Question Nope, can't look younger with a 17 year stint at one employer. The rest is a usual Sperry Mainframer's resume, 3 years here, 6 years there going back and forth between working for the vendor and crossing the aisle to work for the customers of that vendor. From: Hoteltravelfundotcom I would list the places you have worked at and job title, with a very small mention of the technologies used at they are probably obsolete in the past places. But it's not a requirements, I just dont see what you gain by leaving out information unless you want to appear younger. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
