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I have what I believe to be a unique question regarding resumes. I work full-time as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, meaning that I do one military job full-time, (40 hours/week) and another part-time (one weekend a month/two weeks a year). My question is how to properly note this on a resume. During my weekends, I am the company commander for a 95-person, forward support company. While I say "one weekend a month/two weeks a year", this job really takes up a lot of my time at night and most weekends. I'm really proud of this responsibility and I want to note it, but I'm not sure how to track two different career paths on the same resume. Can you help? Any advice you have would be most appreciated.
It sounds like you have two
It sounds like you have two different jobs with the National Guard with two different sets of responsibilities and functions. I would note both jobs on the resume as two separate jobs (two different titles, right?). In your responsibility sections write what your responsibilities are for each job regardless of the time you actually spend doing them. Don't forget your bullet-point accomplishments!
Hope that makes sense.
Respectfully,
Frank
Great point!
I agree with Frank's comment...AND I've found that it creates "confusion" with recruiters and hiring managers. Although I've landed interviews, it's difficult to explain the career progression in a linear sequence because of the non-sequential timelines. To complicate the issue, the concept of multiple "army" jobs, unrelated and simultaneous, is difficult for them to grasp. I was hoping that Mark or Mike would weigh in on this issue.
I agree with the comments
I agree with the comments made by each of you and I appreciate your response. I've had pretty good success with laying it out just like Frank noted. The problem I now see is the sometimes quick turnover in military positions. I find it often true that 2 years is the max you can plan to be in one assignment. I won't go into the separate issue here of what this does to the organization, but it also makes things look a little strange on a resume.