I’m 20 years I to my career. I still have my internship in my resume. How far do you go back on your resume? I want to show I don’t have employment gaps. But every role I’ve had isn’t aligned with my current career trajectory.

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I would take the internship off. I would only keep your last ten or so years on your resume. That is what I have been told anyhow.

You don’t have LinkedIn? Keep the internship on there and off your 3 page long resume

20 years in — drop the internship. Nobody needs to see it, and it's quietly aging you.
The "no gaps" fear is real, but recruiters at your level aren't scanning for gaps — they're scanning for relevance and trajectory. A resume that goes back 10-12 years of strong, focused experience beats a 20-year timeline of unrelated roles every time.
Practical rule: keep the last 10-15 years, cut anything that doesn't support where you're going. For older roles that do matter, list them without dates in an "Early Career" section — it acknowledges the experience without inviting the math.
At 20 years in, your resume should show mastery, not longevity.
What's the role you're targeting — that changes how far back actually matters.

Wouldn’t that make your resume over 2 pages? Take off any roles that doesn’t align with your current position, that way it’ll be more streamlined. AI can help you with that

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