Q: How to state work experience if entries similar but location different?

I mean, if I've worked during five years at places where I was doing the same thing, however in different locations, how do I state that on my resume? I'll need to be accurate about that as this future employer may very likely call previous ones.

Let's give an example: you've worked at several gas stations in a number of (consecutive) years in different cities, should you write somethings like:

Several Gas Stations ...............2002-2006
......SUNOCO station....................2004
......OLCO station........................2004
.............* duty 1
.............* duty 2

Is this right?

But the job I'm applying for isn't related to my past work history, so how much do I need to 'show' of that past work history??? If I weren't at one place for more than a year!

Your feedback will be very appreciated. As soon as you can, please and thank you!

 

Lots of ways you can do that. On my resume I have something like:

Training Consultant, Tokyo, Japan 199x - 200x
- Provided training to Japanese Fortune 500 companies such as XXX, YYY, ZZZ, and others.

Also, you don't have to put every job you ever had on your resume. If it is not relevant to the position you are applying for, it is okay to leave it off.

 

Sometimes a line such as "Have held other positions" is added to a resume indicate that stuff has been left off.

 

This format is probably best when you need to show a consistent work history but the work has little relevance, the interpersonal skills might be relevant but nothing else for instance, to the position for which you are now applying. I usually limit my resume to 10 years.

 

I use a functional resume that lists:
Objective
Experience
Work history (jobs)
Education
Other Pertinent Information

I have a lot of jobs so I just list the last 3 or 4 few jobs (position, company name, and dates) - the interviewer will ask if more info is needed.

A trick I learned is to list key words several times in very small print (font size 3) at the bottom of the resume - it looks like a line but compuerized resume evaluations will rank your resume high based on how often it reads a key word compared to key words in the job description.