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Max, I agree with EzPeterson and move4ward. Although you need to be truthful on your resume, you do not need to throw the baby under the bus. The resume is a format intended as an advertisement where you put your best foot forward. Do not include unnecessary red flags. You have heard, “Keep it simple.” The resume is not a legal document but your application is, and you need to spell out every date and job position in strict chronological order on a job application. We can choose different formats for a resume, however, and group items as we want as long as ensuring the integrity of the document in an honest way. When invited to an interview, you can explain the particulars of the merger if you feel it is pertinent. The employer will see the dates on your application anyway and ask you any questions. He/she will be mostly interested in your core competencies and if you are a fit for the position. It is perfectly acceptable not to include months with the year. There are almost as many opinions as people when it comes to resumes. Best of luck!
Disagree. Your format leaves out VERY important info. OP was hired back. NOTHING says that a person is a valuable asset more than an employer opting to bring an employee back when they did not have to. The employer could have used this as a chance to get rid of OP, he did not and in fact made efforts to keep him....
Employer Name: New Kinkos (formerly Kinkos)
Dates of Employment: Orig start date - present
*online application. Match the info/dates in the resume above but add this comment in case the background search firm needs more details. I usually add such comments to the very top of "Job Desc" in online resumes.
COMMENT: Company was named Kinkos until Dec 2011. It closed Dec 2011 and re-opened Jan 2012 as New Kinkos. Job Duties: xxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the input, now I've got some good possibilities...still don't know which is the best one yet.
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