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Share education and coursework on your resume

Share education and coursework on your resume

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Share education and coursework on your resume

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- While you don't have to have an Education section on your resume, and this is especially true if you're applying for jobs that don't require a degree, it'll likely be advantageous to highlight any degrees, coursework, or relevant training that you've completed. Let's start with completed degrees. List these of course, and list them in reverse chronological order with your most recent degree first. You can list graduation year, and for sure do this if doing so will explain why you have limited career experience or a career gap, but this information isn't mandatory. If your degree goes back 20-plus years, I would consider leaving it off. In the worst case, you could experience age discrimination by including this information, whether people realize they're doing it or not. Generally speaking, your education should be listed after your Experience section. The exception to this rule would be if you recently graduated…

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