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Discussion on: Top 3 Things to Drop From Resumes - Discuss Additional!

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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

I don't know that I agree about leaving off school. Some employers will want to check, and may also be on the lookout for known degree-mill scams, a la "Alameda University". I'm always a little wary of claims of degree with no school mentioned, the same as I would be if someone said "senior software engineer at a major company" and refused to say which one.

But definitely omit the age, and the GPA unless it's something really noteworthy like "4.0 GPA, Dean's List 2013-2016" or what have you.

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Ben Sinclair

I guess I'd leave the school in if it was your first job application or if you had less than a year or two's "industry" experience. After that, I don't think it should matter, and I've definitely seen people who discounted applicants for having earned their degree somewhere they didn't like.