Resume - Omitting work experience question

vrendonvasquezvrendonvasquez Alum Member
in Law School Admissions 276 karma

If I don’t include a work experience on my resume in order to save space (plus it was a part-time job that lasted for only 2 months), would this be considered violating a Character & Fitness protocol/requirement? Would it be safer/better to include it, especially because it was a legal work experience?

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  • MissChanandlerMissChanandler Alum Member Sage ⭐
    3256 karma

    It's definitely okay to leave things off of your resume. Resumes should be no longer than a page or two MAX. By the time you're in your twenties, almost everyone is leaving things off of their resume. The point of a resume is to present yourself in a way that makes you seem fit for a position by giving relevant information, not to provide a journal of everything you've done in your whole life.

  • Leah M BLeah M B Alum Member ⭐
    8392 karma

    It's fine to leave something off a resume. When filling out applications, some schools will ask you to list every employer - and then you absolutely need to list every employer. But the resume should be a little more succinct and focus on what you want to emphasize. If you haven't checked it out already, the admissions course (which you have access to through Ultimate+) has a lesson on it: https://7sage.com/admissions/lesson/the-experience-section/

    Highly recommend the whole admissions course! It's super helpful.

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