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Political campaign work resume question

nsilvervtnsilvervt Alum Member
in Law School Admissions 22 karma

Hi there,

I have been working on political campaigns for the past 10 years. I had an early foray into politics and the first three campaigns I worked on were primary races during the summer while I was in high school and college. I currently work in an elected official's administration and managed his re-election campaign last year. I am wondering if I should include the campaign work I did prior to graduating from college on my resume?

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  • elias7291elias7291 Alum Member
    269 karma

    We’re in similar boats. I was a paid campaign staffer for one election cycle but volunteer in others. All post college. Only putting my paid position.

  • nsilvervtnsilvervt Alum Member
    22 karma

    Ok. Good to know. All of my campaigns were paid. Would you still only include post college?

  • goblue123goblue123 Alum Member
    edited September 2019 231 karma

    Hey team, I'd recommend to both of you that you put all of the positions you've had on your resume-- `this isn't a work resume that you MUST trim down to one page. Law schools want to know everything you've done, volunteer or otherwise.

    I've been working for a few years and don't explain my college extracurriculars on my work resume, but I went into depth about each one for my law school resume. Tell them your whole story.

  • elias7291elias7291 Alum Member
    269 karma

    @nsilvervt said:
    Ok. Good to know. All of my campaigns were paid. Would you still only include post college?

    All happened after I graduated. Further while I volunteered on several campaigns, none were consistent in the sense that I only volunteered on specific dates such as the week before election or when absentee ballots went out. Thus why I wouldn’t put on my resume except for the paid position.

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