Keeping several versions for different jobs
What is a master resume and how is it different from the one I send?
A master resume is your private, complete record: every job, project, course, award and result you might ever want to mention. The resume you send is a shorter selection from it, chosen for one type of role.
Keeping the two apart helps because:
- You never lose old details when you cut a version down to one or two pages.
- Tailoring becomes choosing and reordering, not rewriting from memory.
- Numbers and dates stay consistent across all versions.
The master can be long and untidy. Write full bullets there, including ones you rarely use. When you build a version for an application, copy in only what supports that role, and keep the master updated whenever you finish a project or change jobs.
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