Just one more CV question

Would you list these types of course on a CV:

Continuing Education
HTML Programming Fundamentals - University of South Florida
Accounting Principles - St Petersburg College
Six Sigma Lean Certificate - University of South Florida

The USF classes were two day classes and the SPC was a 6 week class. I remember a discussion were short classes should not be listed while ones longer then XX weeks should but I cannot find it.

 

I would personally lose the SPC listing - you have a PhD and a strong business degree background and this would seem redundant in my view. The other two are specialized topics outside the scope of your degree(s), so there is value in listing them.

I have done resume review for promotional processes in my field which is certification intensive. If anyone lists a higher cert. and then proceeds to list courses/certs. that are a foundation for that higher level it is viewed as if the person if trying to "fluff" up their resume. For example, someone is a licensed paramedic and lists CPR as a CE course.

 

Thanks, I used to have my computer certs listed as MCP, MCSE, MCSA, MCP+Internet, etc. It hit me one day (recently) that, "Of course you must have an MCP - you get it when you pass one test". The MCSE/MCSA require 4-7 test. That makes sense.

 

Something you have to keep in mind when losing the lower level certs though is its impact on the filters set up by HR, who often don't know an MCSE from an OMGWTF. A job may be asking for an MCP and if you only list an MCSE on your CV / resume it may get discarded due to it not offering an exact match, though anyone whose spent a day in the IT field knows the difference.

Not saying it applies to your situation, but as a general rule, I recommend people customize their resumes accordingly, including adding lower level certs when it appears that's what the HR trolls have been instructed to seek out.

 

Definitely list the Six Sigma Certificate.