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Anyone ever selectively omitted information from their CV to better suit a role and had positive results?
Of course. You should always tailor it for the role. Nothing wrong with that.
ChunkyMTB - Member
Of course. You should always tailor it for the role. Nothing wrong with that.
+1. But, crucially, don't lie.
yes what he said the longer ago it is the less likely it will be found out
All CV's should be tailored for the level and the responsibility.
There is a limit you can do for this say one level down to - 2 at a push
you need to be very sure the company wont find this out an dyou never blab at work about it.
Yes. I have a "generic" CV but would normally tweak this if applying for specific jobs.
A friend of mine at University had a number of rubbish jobs for a year when he was being lazy after Uni...rather than put down these rubbish jobs he said he went travelling round Europe.
During one interview, an interviewer said "I did that, where did you go?"...he didn't get that job.
A CV is a marketing tool - you need to sell yourself for the role you're applying for, but just don't lie or promise what you can't deliver!
what about dropping a PhD? - getting overlooked time and again for non-research lab job despite having the lab experience.
A CV is a sales pitch. It has one purpose and that is to get you an interview; once in the chair, it's done its job and it's down to you. If you think it'll get you an interview, there's nothing to stop you from writing "I like jobs, me" on a sheet of paper in purple crayon.
There's no single "right" way to produce a CV, and no onus on you to disclose qualifications or experience if you don't think it's relevant. However, you should always be honest, and be prepared to field questions regarding any gaps in your history. If you remove the PhD there will be a hole in your academic / employment records which you're quite likely to be asked about (certainly, I would). Then you're forced into either lying or explaining why you didn't put it on your CV. Which you can do, of course, but it might be a bit awkward.
I think personally, I'd be tempted to disclose it for simplicity but put something in the CV preamble about how you're looking for a less senior role in order to break into the industry and gain experience, or something.
I dropped my degree and A-levels off my CV to get factory work, no one would touch me until I did that, then hey presto, job within 48 hours.