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Moskie · 02-16-2007, 10:41 AM

Quick Question:

When asked how many years of programming experience I have with a certain language, am I allowed to include academic experience?

For example, I've used C++ heavily since my senior year of high school and through college, totalling about 6 years of use. But I have not used it professionally. So, on a site like Monster, am I allowed to say I have 6 years of C++ experience? Or should I leave that out?

Dilbert1234567 · 02-16-2007, 12:12 PM

i think professionals only, the rest is covered by your edudcation

bendsley · 02-16-2007, 03:44 PM

I would go with professional experience only. You might put down in the "extra's" section that you have C++ experience and leave it at that. Let them ask you when you did it and then you can go over it with them.

goddfather40 · 02-17-2007, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bendsley

I would go with professional experience only. You might put down in the "extra's" section that you have C++ experience and leave it at that. Let them ask you when you did it and then you can go over it with them.

^^^^^
Exactly

You should mention it, but put it under "skills" or "extras" or whatever. Make sure if an employer asks about it, to say that you are very confident in your ability, and maybe even bring in some examples of code you've written.

JStrider · 02-26-2007, 10:57 AM

on my resume I have a list of languages/technologies I've learned in class... a lot of them are not in depth, kind of a brief overview and we may have spent a week or 2 on them. but some of them I know better... I put the ones I know better at the begining, and if they ask about it I can tell them about how much of each language I know.

and If you are particularly proud of some certain projects you've done you can print out the code and make a portfolio to show them some samples of your work.

Daemon1313 · 03-22-2007, 12:14 PM

goddfather40 has the right idea. List it without the time frame as a skill.

Personally if I see a resume with a large experience time frame without it being shown in the job history, it throws up a red flag. Which usually means it gets deleted unless I see something else really interesting.

02-16-2007, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	Listing Programming Language Experience on my Resume Quick Question: When asked how many years of programming experience I have with a certain language, am I allowed to include academic experience? For example, I've used C++ heavily since my senior year of high school and through college, totalling about 6 years of use. But I have not used it professionally. So, on a site like Monster, am I allowed to say I have 6 years of C++ experience? Or should I leave that out? __________________ Greetings and salutations.

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02-16-2007, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	I would go with professional experience only. You might put down in the "extra's" section that you have C++ experience and leave it at that. Let them ask you when you did it and then you can go over it with them. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

02-26-2007, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	on my resume I have a list of languages/technologies I've learned in class... a lot of them are not in depth, kind of a brief overview and we may have spent a week or 2 on them. but some of them I know better... I put the ones I know better at the begining, and if they ask about it I can tell them about how much of each language I know. and If you are particularly proud of some certain projects you've done you can print out the code and make a portfolio to show them some samples of your work. __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

03-22-2007, 12:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Daemon1313 Crazy Location: Atlanta	goddfather40 has the right idea. List it without the time frame as a skill. Personally if I see a resume with a large experience time frame without it being shown in the job history, it throws up a red flag. Which usually means it gets deleted unless I see something else really interesting. __________________ A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.