By Jaymie Pompeo
Contributor, Career Services
Advancing through a single organization can be great for your career, but when it’s time to move on, it becomes challenging to list all the different positions held on a resume in a concise manner. How you list the jobs on your resume depends on a number of factors, mainly whether you rose through the ranks in a department or transferred laterally within a company.
No matter which jobs you want to list, careful formatting and clear writing is necessary to make your resume easy to navigate. Here are some space-saving techniques to consider depending on your situation:
If jobs are similar in nature, stack the job titles: Start your entry with employer information and overall dates employed. Then, stack your job titles in reverse chronological order. Structuring your entry this way will craft a bullet point listing that’s focused on overall achievements and avoid redundancy of certain job duties to help save space on your resume.
ABC, Inc., Mclean, VA 12/2009 – Present
Store Manager (2/2012 – Present)
Assistant Store Manager (12/2009 -2/2012)
• Include bullet points
*If you have more than three jobs to list, you can summarize earlier jobs using one line of text:
ABC, Inc., McLean, VA 12/2009 – Present
Store Manager (5/2014 – Present)
Assistant Store Manager (3/2011 -5/2014)
Earlier Positions: Team Lead and Sales Consultant (12/2009 – 3/2011)
• Include bullet points
If jobs are different, create separate position descriptions: Be clear with your formatting as you don’t want to mimic a job hopping experience. Consider bolding the overall date range and employer information. Then, list your most recent position and relevant accomplishments, followed by your previous role, employment dates, set of accomplishments, and so on.
QRS Contracting, Arlington, VA 9/2008 – Present
Junior Web Developer (12/2012 – Present)
• Include bullet points
Sales Consultant (9/2008 – 12/2012)
• Include bullet points
Use bullet points to address promotions: Does everyone on your team earn promotions at the same time? Probably not, so this should be considered a worthy accomplishment to notate as a bullet point. Not only is this an effective way to showcase high performance and diverse responsibilities, but it is a great space saving strategy for your resume.
XYZ Company 2013 – Present
Business Development Manager
Earlier positions: Project Coordinator and Sales Executive, 2010-2013
• Include bullet points
• Earned two consecutive promotions for increasing communication among sales teams, resulting in development of new business of over $85 million within 3 years.
Having a career progression with one employer can be advantageous as it can tell the story of the type of employee you are – high performing, dedicated, and loyal. Be sure to use these techniques to help structure your resume story as you’ll want to impress, not confuse, prospective employers.
About the Author: Jaymie completed her Bachelors in Business Administration with Florida Atlantic University. Her career journey began in human resources where she handled several aspects of the employee experience such as new hire orientations, team buildings, employee relations, and exit interviews. Motivated in helping others succeed, she transitioned into higher education with American Public University System (APUS) in 2010. The experience she gained in academic advising helped shape her passion towards empowering students and alumni with their career journey, particularly those transitioning from military to civilian work. For this reason and many more, she is excited to be a Career Coach supporting interests with Homeland Security, Emergency and Disaster Management, Criminal Justice, and Security Management.
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