In this article we will look at two solid techniques for handling smoothly what otherwise might be a troublesome issue: inconsistent employment history on your resume.

Your resume is important. It is the absolute first impression that a prospective boss has of you as a professional and as a person. It must represent you well, clearly express your skills, talents and experience, your training and education, and your professional and career goals. It would be ideal, of course, to have a neat list of consecutive positions in one industry, each a little more advanced and responsible than the last, to present in your employment history. But life