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Originally Posted by indes
Okay guys I'm still struggling here, one of the issues I think I'm having is that for the last 18months I've been underemployed.
Should I ignore that on my resume? I have 7 years at the top of my field, followed by these last 18 months near the bottom.
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I'm a single data point, but I've hired a few engineers over the past few years. And like a few others have mentioned, if you sell the 18 months in a constructive way I will pay attention. I know it's tough out there for junior folks (for example), so if someone shows that they kept grinding and working hard at something they get a bit of an uptick from me. As an example, I hired a junior who had some industry experience but also had a year of bookkeeping for the family business. Great resume and cover letter got her an interview, I hired her and she turned out to be a great team member. Super driven.
Thanks to everyone for the sketchy recruiter feedback. Your comments align with my gut feel. Luckily I have one strong lead from my network that led to an interview this afternoon, and I have another super professional recruiter working with me on another position.
CaptainCrunch - spelling mistakes drive me nuts on engineering resume, my head would explode on a copywriter position.