Anyone else tried chopping a decade or so off their resume? If so, how did it work out?

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Isn’t sad we need to do that after 35?

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When senior or very experienced, only put most recent 10-15 years or most relevant jobs only (in which case, title the section Relevant Work Experience).

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Was applying to Facebook a few years ago for a position I was clearly qualified for as it was my career focus for the past 8+ years (I’m 42 and have been actively working in advertising since 2000.) Never got a single reply back from them and was starting to get really frustrated. Then I went into my Facebook account and dropped my age back five years and guess what, started getting calls from their recruiters about a week later. #funtimes

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Just fine. I’m clearly not 35, but they like the work, so I’m good. Put a few staff jobs under “freelance”, no year of college graduation. No problem.

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I do chop my resume down so it’s easier to read. Anytime you leave graduation year off resume recruiters know you are likely over 40. I do it. But I still do get some calls on 10+ years experience roles.

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I add 15 years to my age and everyone tells me how great I look...

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Depends on context, though. Are you trying to hide age to avoid ageism or to fit resume and most recent experience on one page? Nobody cares or reads jobs more than 10 years old if your most recent 10-15 years shown already qualify you for the position. Also, they'll immediately look you up on LinkedIn where you're free to put your entire work history ever if you wish and feel it's meaningful / helpful / relevant to what you're doing now. It depends on the objective you're after

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Well, it’s a combination of avoiding the ageism and also expanding the pool of possible opportunities. I have 20 years of experience but keep hearing that I’m “overqualified” or too expensive or, most frequently, that they’re “going with someone more junior.” One shop actually said “We’re basically looking for you, but you from ten years ago.” And I notice a lot of ghosting after initial conversations with recruiters who are in their late 20s or early 30s. So my theory is maybe I should just present myself in my resume and in all my profiles as being 10 years younger...

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I have, it honestly doesn’t seem to have made a difference one way or the other.

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