How to Make a Resume if You’ve Transferred within the same Company

A reader asked how to make a resume if you’ve transferred from one branch of a company to another, but did the same job at both.  Specifically, she wanted to know if she should make one entry or two on her curricula vitae.

I advise making only one entry in this situation, but using two lines for the dates involved.

For example, if you worked at Walmart on Main Street for awhile and then transferred to Walmart on Marine Drive, you could include an entry like this ahdn you write a resume.

Walmart Company — Checkout Clerk
Walmart on Main Street:  January 2006 — February 2007
Walmart on Marine Drive: February 2007 — present

Then go ahead and identify your tasks as you always would.

The thing to keep in mind when you decide how to make a resume is that employers, recruiters and HR personnel are strapped for time. In many cases, they take only seconds to scan a resume before deciding whether it warrants an interview or the discard pile. You want to keep you resume as short, succinct and to the point as you can.

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