Stressing Consistency Between Your Resume and Your Online Presence

I know that we’ve discussed this on the blog before (probably many, many times) but it is critically important that your resume match the information that you can find online.  If you casually drop a position you held years ago from your resume but leave it on LinkedIn, it’s going to be a red flag.  And leaving dates out to “hide” a gap is not a great option.

 We’re seeing more and more attorneys selectively leave positions off their resume.  Some do it to hide potential conflicts (this never works, by the way).  Others do it for brevity (but there are better ways to combine positions without an omission).  Others do it simply to make it look like they haven’t had as many positions.

 So what should you do?

 Put the position on the resume and explain why you left in the interview.  Trust me, an employer will notice the position online and it will come out eventually that you worked at Firm X, so we think the best practice is to put it on your resume.  

 Thinking like an interviewer (and searching online for what information about you is out there) is the best way to ensure consistency across your resume and your online presence.