How far is too far?

thedarkwolf25 · 07-28-2009, 07:17 PM

When putting down previous employers on a resumé, how far back should you go? I have recently had an interview with TEKsystems and was told that the standard is to include all jobs going back 10 years on the resumé.

The only problem is I can't remember that far back! I know WHO I worked for, but not really the order and forget about the time periods of what years and for how long.

Is it standard to go that far back? And what, if anything, can I do to try and track down the details on all those old jobs I had?

~~zerofire~~ · 07-29-2009, 06:05 AM

Usually the standard is the last 3-5 jobs that you had. You could always call the previous employers because they must remember the dates of employment or at least have them on file. The only exception is if the business closed. You could probably leave it empty since your new employer will just dial your previous jobs and ask for the info anyway.

**vladimirb** · 07-29-2009, 06:16 AM

I have my working book [don't know how to name it in English] where is stated for whom I have worked and for how long.

~~zerofire~~ · 07-30-2009, 08:54 AM

vladimirb the thing is called a resume. If it contains all of your knowledge, grades, and extra activities as well then its called a CV.

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thedarkwolf25 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 358 OS: WinXP SP3 My System	How far is too far? When putting down previous employers on a resumé, how far back should you go? I have recently had an interview with TEKsystems and was told that the standard is to include all jobs going back 10 years on the resumé. The only problem is I can't remember that far back! I know WHO I worked for, but not really the order and forget about the time periods of what years and for how long. Is it standard to go that far back? And what, if anything, can I do to try and track down the details on all those old jobs I had? __________________ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." ~Albert Einstein

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~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: How far is too far? Usually the standard is the last 3-5 jobs that you had. You could always call the previous employers because they must remember the dates of employment or at least have them on file. The only exception is if the business closed. You could probably leave it empty since your new employer will just dial your previous jobs and ask for the info anyway.

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vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,661 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: How far is too far? I have my working book [don't know how to name it in English] where is stated for whom I have worked and for how long. __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

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~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: How far is too far? vladimirb the thing is called a resume. If it contains all of your knowledge, grades, and extra activities as well then its called a CV.