Is having a tobacco client on your resume really considered a “career killer?”

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Some would say it’s cancer.

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I went from tobacco to booze to a new gig/promo onto natural care products. So no.

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More of a 'target audience killer'.

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A good resume is about accomplishments. Not about names. If you achieved something significant for a tobacco client, that’s worth bragging about. If you don’t have any accomplishments regardless of the category, leave it off

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No but you will not show it in your portfolio for certain companies. For example Apple and lifestyle brands. Create 2 portfolios. On your resume omit the brand or put adult/vice category if you have to

Not to other tobacco clients. But showing it off like you’re proud of it, yeah, people in general will not like that. Personally, I would just leave it out.

Absolutely not

Vape clients are the way to go nowadays without getting blackballed. All the cool kids are doing it.

If you have enough other past clients to leave it off, I’d leave it off. If they were your sole client for a year+, then put it on. It is what it is, some people will judge you for it, but most people won’t care.

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