Promoted Positions on CV

Marky

Marky

Marky

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Hi all,

I haven't updated my CV in a while, and while doing so have a quick question regarding previous employment...

At a previous employer, I started in May 2014 as a Representative. By October, I was promoted to Manager. On my CV, should I write it like this:

Employer - Manager - October 2014 - October 2015
Employer - Representative - May 2014 - October 2014

Or do you ignore the position you started with, and just put:

Employer - Manager - May 2014 - October 2015

Thanks,
Marky
 
People might be divided on this, but I'd put in both positions as promotions are, naturally, good things to display. It will also help to illustrate your career progression.
 
Depends on how long you spent in each role. If the more recent, senior role has only been held for a short period, I wouldn't put the start date of it on there.
 
I'd mention both to show progression though another way to lay it out could be to have some sub headings for the positions

employer start date - end date
--------------

senior position start date - end date

few lines description

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junior position start date - end date

few lines description
 
I had 4 positions at a previous firm as was there about 9 years. I initially had 4 seperate sections. However i've now changed it to "Multiple Roles ending as X"

I never know which is best but this saves space and means i'm not mentioning low level stuff that i did 9 years ago which is largely irrelevant.
 
If you show both, show what you've done differently in both roles and how you've developed.

Or you can say "promoted to Manager from representative..." or something along those lines stating what extra responsibilities you took on. Go with the style that works for your industry.

I've started to remove junior roles as I've run out of space on my CV, and stating that there was progression to get to the listed position.
 
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