question reguarding work expirence

[legion1202]

I`ve been working since i was 16. I am 30 now. I went to school to fix computers and I had my own company for a long time. I had a few part time jobs here and there so I could get by when things got slow. Around 2007 I found a full time job and i`m still currently working for this company(its a nursing agency). Should I list every job I have ever had since 16 if there just asking for work experience? I forget half the places/supervisors that i worked for. Half of them went belly up. Plus a few of them were cash under the table.

So far I`ve listed only jobs that would give me experience towards the ems field any input?

 

[Achilles]

Well whatever you choose, make sure you use spell check.

 

[Christopher]

So far I`ve listed only jobs that would give me experience towards the ems field any input?

I'm a software engineer and work as a paramedic for a few agencies. Every position I've had since I've worked professionally is listed on my resume. If you'd like an example copy let me know. I read resumes for my group and I am on the hiring committees for positions posted.

Now, only the last 5 years or so of my jobs have any meat/potatoes to them beyond When, Who, and What.

 

[legion1202]

Loved the rip Achilles =)

Christopher i`d love to see an example if you wouldnt mind. Can u PM it to me or should i PM you my email.


Thanks

 

[mycrofft]

Only if you think there's a really good reference amongst them or you will be using a letter of recommendation from them. Or if the place you are interviewing for has some strong feeling about people who "worked all their lives".

Get a little older, and it gets embarassing when you have to admit that most of your older references are out of business, deceased, or no longer in contact.

 

[Aidey]

Honest question here, why are you using an accent ( ` ) instead of an apostrophe ( ' )?

 

[legion1202]

' ` <--- i dunno good question.

 

[mycrofft]

As a probably unnecessary point, make sure anything written to an employer is PERFECT. Idiosyncratic grammar (too brief, too gushy, too many acronyms) or punctuation or just plain errors cause many employers to just toss it into the "file it deep" heap.