Listing incomplete college degree on resume after several years of experience?
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I've recently begun to re-do my resume and I'm a bit confused on how (or if) to phrase a college degree that was started but not finished.
I was about halfway through the degree when I was offered a great position in the field and "took a break" from school to finish. At this point I've been here for about 2 years, but have an additional 2 years of experience as I was working in school for a total of 4 years industry experience. There would be no gaps in employment if I was to remove the education section.
Right now I have it listed like:
Name Of School - years attended - Major: Computer Science(Not Completed)
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
I worry this is a negative as it might show an inability to follow through or complete a long term goal. I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed.
What's the right move in this situation?
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I've recently begun to re-do my resume and I'm a bit confused on how (or if) to phrase a college degree that was started but not finished.
I was about halfway through the degree when I was offered a great position in the field and "took a break" from school to finish. At this point I've been here for about 2 years, but have an additional 2 years of experience as I was working in school for a total of 4 years industry experience. There would be no gaps in employment if I was to remove the education section.
Right now I have it listed like:
Name Of School - years attended - Major: Computer Science(Not Completed)
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
I worry this is a negative as it might show an inability to follow through or complete a long term goal. I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed.
What's the right move in this situation?
resume education
"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
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"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03
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I've recently begun to re-do my resume and I'm a bit confused on how (or if) to phrase a college degree that was started but not finished.
I was about halfway through the degree when I was offered a great position in the field and "took a break" from school to finish. At this point I've been here for about 2 years, but have an additional 2 years of experience as I was working in school for a total of 4 years industry experience. There would be no gaps in employment if I was to remove the education section.
Right now I have it listed like:
Name Of School - years attended - Major: Computer Science(Not Completed)
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
I worry this is a negative as it might show an inability to follow through or complete a long term goal. I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed.
What's the right move in this situation?
resume education
I've recently begun to re-do my resume and I'm a bit confused on how (or if) to phrase a college degree that was started but not finished.
I was about halfway through the degree when I was offered a great position in the field and "took a break" from school to finish. At this point I've been here for about 2 years, but have an additional 2 years of experience as I was working in school for a total of 4 years industry experience. There would be no gaps in employment if I was to remove the education section.
Right now I have it listed like:
Name Of School - years attended - Major: Computer Science(Not Completed)
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
I worry this is a negative as it might show an inability to follow through or complete a long term goal. I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed.
What's the right move in this situation?
resume education
resume education
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"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
1
"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03
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"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
1
"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03
"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
1
1
"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03
"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03
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I would leave your college in your resume .I would state credits passed .I would also tell them about the career offer that made you decide to leave .Then I would tell them how much you learned in your career .I am assuming that your grades were fine so if you were not poached you would have completed the degree .If you do this on your resume then if you get an interview you can speak from your heart .
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Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now
that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
Many positions require a college education.
While you don't have a degree, you do have some education.
If you wish to apply for jobs and want to show that your education plus your experience are a substitute for having a degree, then you should continue to include your education in your resume.
If Computer Science was truly your major, I'm assuming a CS degree might be a requirement for many of the positions you would seek. If that's the case, I'd leave your education listed.
Otherwise, if this education isn't important for the jobs you seek, then you could remove it and not have to talk about why you chose not to finish.
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******Syracuse University College
Social Science Pass 0 Awards 2011-2012
Political Science Pass Student of the Year 2010-2011
Legal Aid Pass Student with Highest Grade 2009-2010
Archeology Pass 0 Awards 2008-2009
Onondaga Community College of Living
Music Appreciation Pass 0 Awards 2001-2014
Alpha Computing Pass Student of yr/highest Grade 2000-2001
Cayuga Community College
Computing Programming Fail 0 Awards 1988-1990
Algebra I Pass Highest-Grad of Class 1988-1989
College English I Fail Work does truly git in many ways 1988-1989
Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
PG II Programming @
Micro-Computing Pass 0 Awards 1994-1995
Alpha Computing @
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1993-1994
Word Perfect Pass 0 Awards 1991-1992
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1989-1990
Madison/Oneida BOCES
NY State GED Studies Pass Math-Highest Points 1987-1988
NY State Nursing Aid incomplete 0 Awards 1977-1978
Oneida City High School
NY High School Studies Certificate Awards in Math 1975-1982
Twenty-first Century 2 Schools 6 classes 100% pass 0% fail 0% certif.
Twentieth Century 4 Schools 8 classes 62.5% pass 25% fail 12.5% certif.
21st. 66.6% awards 20th. 16.6% awards 41.6% of awards for both Centuries
Average of the 20th @ 21st 81.25% passing 12.5% failing 6.25% certificates
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I would leave your college in your resume .I would state credits passed .I would also tell them about the career offer that made you decide to leave .Then I would tell them how much you learned in your career .I am assuming that your grades were fine so if you were not poached you would have completed the degree .If you do this on your resume then if you get an interview you can speak from your heart .
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I would leave your college in your resume .I would state credits passed .I would also tell them about the career offer that made you decide to leave .Then I would tell them how much you learned in your career .I am assuming that your grades were fine so if you were not poached you would have completed the degree .If you do this on your resume then if you get an interview you can speak from your heart .
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I would leave your college in your resume .I would state credits passed .I would also tell them about the career offer that made you decide to leave .Then I would tell them how much you learned in your career .I am assuming that your grades were fine so if you were not poached you would have completed the degree .If you do this on your resume then if you get an interview you can speak from your heart .
I would leave your college in your resume .I would state credits passed .I would also tell them about the career offer that made you decide to leave .Then I would tell them how much you learned in your career .I am assuming that your grades were fine so if you were not poached you would have completed the degree .If you do this on your resume then if you get an interview you can speak from your heart .
answered Mar 24 '17 at 23:07
Autistic
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Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now
that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
Many positions require a college education.
While you don't have a degree, you do have some education.
If you wish to apply for jobs and want to show that your education plus your experience are a substitute for having a degree, then you should continue to include your education in your resume.
If Computer Science was truly your major, I'm assuming a CS degree might be a requirement for many of the positions you would seek. If that's the case, I'd leave your education listed.
Otherwise, if this education isn't important for the jobs you seek, then you could remove it and not have to talk about why you chose not to finish.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now
that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
Many positions require a college education.
While you don't have a degree, you do have some education.
If you wish to apply for jobs and want to show that your education plus your experience are a substitute for having a degree, then you should continue to include your education in your resume.
If Computer Science was truly your major, I'm assuming a CS degree might be a requirement for many of the positions you would seek. If that's the case, I'd leave your education listed.
Otherwise, if this education isn't important for the jobs you seek, then you could remove it and not have to talk about why you chose not to finish.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now
that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
Many positions require a college education.
While you don't have a degree, you do have some education.
If you wish to apply for jobs and want to show that your education plus your experience are a substitute for having a degree, then you should continue to include your education in your resume.
If Computer Science was truly your major, I'm assuming a CS degree might be a requirement for many of the positions you would seek. If that's the case, I'd leave your education listed.
Otherwise, if this education isn't important for the jobs you seek, then you could remove it and not have to talk about why you chose not to finish.
Which was fine initially, but I wonder if it's still necessary now
that I have multiple years of experience in the field.
Many positions require a college education.
While you don't have a degree, you do have some education.
If you wish to apply for jobs and want to show that your education plus your experience are a substitute for having a degree, then you should continue to include your education in your resume.
If Computer Science was truly your major, I'm assuming a CS degree might be a requirement for many of the positions you would seek. If that's the case, I'd leave your education listed.
Otherwise, if this education isn't important for the jobs you seek, then you could remove it and not have to talk about why you chose not to finish.
answered Mar 24 '17 at 23:24
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Studies Pass-fail Awards Date
******Syracuse University College
Social Science Pass 0 Awards 2011-2012
Political Science Pass Student of the Year 2010-2011
Legal Aid Pass Student with Highest Grade 2009-2010
Archeology Pass 0 Awards 2008-2009
Onondaga Community College of Living
Music Appreciation Pass 0 Awards 2001-2014
Alpha Computing Pass Student of yr/highest Grade 2000-2001
Cayuga Community College
Computing Programming Fail 0 Awards 1988-1990
Algebra I Pass Highest-Grad of Class 1988-1989
College English I Fail Work does truly git in many ways 1988-1989
Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
PG II Programming @
Micro-Computing Pass 0 Awards 1994-1995
Alpha Computing @
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1993-1994
Word Perfect Pass 0 Awards 1991-1992
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1989-1990
Madison/Oneida BOCES
NY State GED Studies Pass Math-Highest Points 1987-1988
NY State Nursing Aid incomplete 0 Awards 1977-1978
Oneida City High School
NY High School Studies Certificate Awards in Math 1975-1982
Twenty-first Century 2 Schools 6 classes 100% pass 0% fail 0% certif.
Twentieth Century 4 Schools 8 classes 62.5% pass 25% fail 12.5% certif.
21st. 66.6% awards 20th. 16.6% awards 41.6% of awards for both Centuries
Average of the 20th @ 21st 81.25% passing 12.5% failing 6.25% certificates
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Studies Pass-fail Awards Date
******Syracuse University College
Social Science Pass 0 Awards 2011-2012
Political Science Pass Student of the Year 2010-2011
Legal Aid Pass Student with Highest Grade 2009-2010
Archeology Pass 0 Awards 2008-2009
Onondaga Community College of Living
Music Appreciation Pass 0 Awards 2001-2014
Alpha Computing Pass Student of yr/highest Grade 2000-2001
Cayuga Community College
Computing Programming Fail 0 Awards 1988-1990
Algebra I Pass Highest-Grad of Class 1988-1989
College English I Fail Work does truly git in many ways 1988-1989
Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
PG II Programming @
Micro-Computing Pass 0 Awards 1994-1995
Alpha Computing @
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1993-1994
Word Perfect Pass 0 Awards 1991-1992
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1989-1990
Madison/Oneida BOCES
NY State GED Studies Pass Math-Highest Points 1987-1988
NY State Nursing Aid incomplete 0 Awards 1977-1978
Oneida City High School
NY High School Studies Certificate Awards in Math 1975-1982
Twenty-first Century 2 Schools 6 classes 100% pass 0% fail 0% certif.
Twentieth Century 4 Schools 8 classes 62.5% pass 25% fail 12.5% certif.
21st. 66.6% awards 20th. 16.6% awards 41.6% of awards for both Centuries
Average of the 20th @ 21st 81.25% passing 12.5% failing 6.25% certificates
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Studies Pass-fail Awards Date
******Syracuse University College
Social Science Pass 0 Awards 2011-2012
Political Science Pass Student of the Year 2010-2011
Legal Aid Pass Student with Highest Grade 2009-2010
Archeology Pass 0 Awards 2008-2009
Onondaga Community College of Living
Music Appreciation Pass 0 Awards 2001-2014
Alpha Computing Pass Student of yr/highest Grade 2000-2001
Cayuga Community College
Computing Programming Fail 0 Awards 1988-1990
Algebra I Pass Highest-Grad of Class 1988-1989
College English I Fail Work does truly git in many ways 1988-1989
Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
PG II Programming @
Micro-Computing Pass 0 Awards 1994-1995
Alpha Computing @
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1993-1994
Word Perfect Pass 0 Awards 1991-1992
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1989-1990
Madison/Oneida BOCES
NY State GED Studies Pass Math-Highest Points 1987-1988
NY State Nursing Aid incomplete 0 Awards 1977-1978
Oneida City High School
NY High School Studies Certificate Awards in Math 1975-1982
Twenty-first Century 2 Schools 6 classes 100% pass 0% fail 0% certif.
Twentieth Century 4 Schools 8 classes 62.5% pass 25% fail 12.5% certif.
21st. 66.6% awards 20th. 16.6% awards 41.6% of awards for both Centuries
Average of the 20th @ 21st 81.25% passing 12.5% failing 6.25% certificates
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21 Century School
Studies Pass-fail Awards Date
******Syracuse University College
Social Science Pass 0 Awards 2011-2012
Political Science Pass Student of the Year 2010-2011
Legal Aid Pass Student with Highest Grade 2009-2010
Archeology Pass 0 Awards 2008-2009
Onondaga Community College of Living
Music Appreciation Pass 0 Awards 2001-2014
Alpha Computing Pass Student of yr/highest Grade 2000-2001
Cayuga Community College
Computing Programming Fail 0 Awards 1988-1990
Algebra I Pass Highest-Grad of Class 1988-1989
College English I Fail Work does truly git in many ways 1988-1989
Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
PG II Programming @
Micro-Computing Pass 0 Awards 1994-1995
Alpha Computing @
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1993-1994
Word Perfect Pass 0 Awards 1991-1992
Data Processing Pass 0 Awards 1989-1990
Madison/Oneida BOCES
NY State GED Studies Pass Math-Highest Points 1987-1988
NY State Nursing Aid incomplete 0 Awards 1977-1978
Oneida City High School
NY High School Studies Certificate Awards in Math 1975-1982
Twenty-first Century 2 Schools 6 classes 100% pass 0% fail 0% certif.
Twentieth Century 4 Schools 8 classes 62.5% pass 25% fail 12.5% certif.
21st. 66.6% awards 20th. 16.6% awards 41.6% of awards for both Centuries
Average of the 20th @ 21st 81.25% passing 12.5% failing 6.25% certificates
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My only question might be; "Now, with only presently blue-collar work, no experience in usage of any of my NY College studies, what are the chances?
– Clark Winthrop Simson
4 mins ago
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My only question might be; "Now, with only presently blue-collar work, no experience in usage of any of my NY College studies, what are the chances?
– Clark Winthrop Simson
4 mins ago
My only question might be; "Now, with only presently blue-collar work, no experience in usage of any of my NY College studies, what are the chances?
– Clark Winthrop Simson
4 mins ago
My only question might be; "Now, with only presently blue-collar work, no experience in usage of any of my NY College studies, what are the chances?
– Clark Winthrop Simson
4 mins ago
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"I'd much rather use the space to list an additional, related project that I have completed." Regardless of the general answer here, your resume is a personal marketing document. If there's a section there which you know is dead weight or which you an replace with something better it needs to go. But I take it you're also wondering if not listing any academic experience at all may itself be a negative?
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:01
1
"2 years of experience as I was working in school" Just to check, this is full-time work? Part-time is usually not fully equivalent when it comes to years of experience.
– Lilienthal♦
Mar 24 '17 at 21:03