So, I have always listed my degrees (and other things) in reverse chronological (by date) order. Ph.D., May 2021 M.S., May 2018 Etc. Okay. Suppose you earn another degree after your highest degree. Do you list that degree first? MA, May 2025 Ph.D., May 2021 M.S., May 2018 Etc. Or.... Ph.D., May 2021 MA, May 2025 M.S., May 2018 Etc.
I don't list dates. I don't want anyone trying to do the math, especially since I graduated from college a couple of years early. I don't think people care, for the most part. But Neuhaus is the one to address that. To answer your question, I guess it would depend on what you want to emphasize, the degree level or the recent date of it. Personally, I'd list the highest degree first.
I list highest first and agree with Rich, leave dates off. Don't want someone writing you off right away because they do some math and figure out that you are about 40 and don't want middle aged people. At least get to the interview.
As someone who is well over 40, I was kind of shocked when I had a resume reviewer tell me to take those dates off…. And lump my earlier history together without dates.
I guess I should include what I do. I omit the dates for my degrees and certifications. I also omit one bachelor's and both associate's degrees. I list the PhD first, even though the DSocSci is more recent (and from a much more prestigious source). I don't want someone trying to figure out what a "do-see-so-see" (or whatever) is, so I let the PhD lead. Besides, no one really cares about any distinctions between Leicester (top 200 in the world) and Union (who?). Leave the PhD at the top.
I guess it depends on how you view the situation. Even when I hit 40, which is far from now, I won't remove the dates. I hope to God I'm not applying for an entry-level position/changing careers at that age. For instance, if I'm applying to be a collge dean, I'm sure they aren't expecting me to be 25.
I think it also depends on if you want to highlight the degree or the school. Haha. The renowned criminologist, Anthony Braga, lists his Harvard MPA above his MA and Ph.D. from Rutgers. EDUCATION Harvard University (Public Administration), M.P.A. 2002 Rutgers University (Criminal Justice), M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1997 University of Massachusetts (Criminal Justice), B.S. Magna Cum Laude 1991 https://crim.sas.upenn.edu/people/anthony-braga
Agreed on both counts. I took the dates off because I don't want people trying to estimate my age (they'll be wrong because I dropped out in my first semester and took years to get back to college.) I also don't have to explain how I completed two Master's degrees in the same 2 year period because they were accelerated and that I had a few false starts in different schools that allowed me to transfer credit towards my Bachelor's and finish it faster than most students in the same degree-completion program.
