If you do choose to include your graduation year, Wheatman says to remove this information once you’ve accumulated 10 to 15 years of work experience. As you advance in age, including your graduation date can be problematic if the hiring manager is younger than you are, which they often are, Wheatman says.
Its sole purpose should be to highlight your past experience and why you’re the best fit for the company. “Your resume is a marketing tool to help you get your foot in the door,” she tells CNBC Make It.
You want the “focus to be on the skills that you provide and the value that you bring to their organization,” Varelas explains - not your age.ĭebra Wheatman, certified career coach and founder of Careers Done Write, says that not only should you remove your graduation date from your resume, you should also delete anything else that could provide a clear indication of your age. If you choose to include your graduation year at all, which some career experts advise against doing, the general consensus is to remove this information between ages 40-50. When you include your graduation date, she tells CNBC Make It, you're giving the employer a sense of your age, which can actually hinder your chances of getting hired as you approach 50. But the reality is that "age discrimination is still alive and well,” says Elaine Varelas, managing partner at career consulting firm Keystone Partners. It turns out that including your college graduation date could do more harm than good as you get older.įederal law prohibits discrimination in all aspects of employment for those 40 years of age and older. Your resume should provide a chronological account of your education and work history, including the year you graduated from college - right?
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