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When I was laid off earlier this year (and was on unemployment) I was required to meet with a rep from the unemployment office. He went through my resume and one of the things he suggested was that I remove my address. He said it was not necessary and freed up a line to add something more job relevant.
Just curious, why does the length of my commute matter? This seems like discrimination or punishment for something that has been a problem. Also, what if I was in the process of moving closer. Or for that matter, what if I lived right next door to work during that time I was hired and moved further away two weeks after starting?
The length of commute matters to me when you live in an area with horrible winters. If it’s a position that doesn’t have a lot of staffing I’ll likely be short staffed on bad weather days or at the least plan for late arrivals.
All other things equal, an employee with a 5 minute commute will be happier in their job than one with a 60 minute commute. The farther the commute, the more likely that employee will start looking for a new entry level job closer to home. If the applicant is in the process of moving closer, they should communicate that to me in some manner.
By the way, I don't understand this "freeing up". Even if you're doing a paper or electronic one page resume, you can just adjust the font size. Even if you're right on the edge of the font size being too small, you could fit the address, email and phone number on the same line.
If you're looking for an entry level position, how much do you have to put on your resume that's job relevant?
This was in regards to those of us that have decades of relative job history. My resume is currently 2 pages long. And that's with leaving out 2-3 jobs that I have to make sure I work into the interview. Real estate is precious.
Good point. Probably could increase the font size and add zodiac sign as filler.
It is a personal issue. I am living in a residential treatment facility, a sober living home and I was trying to avoid this issue.
Not that. I am living in a sober living facility. I didn't want that sticking out.
Yes, it is discrimination. But so is every other reason an employee finds that leads to their not hiring you.
I tried but I moved out of my apartment and was living with a friend until I got in and I didn't have a lease or whatever to show.
The problem is the address specifically names the place. It is a more like a facility, not a converted home on some street. When I saw the address they gave me to have my mail sent, it was blatantly obvious.
Great answer. I always laugh a bit when people throw out the "discrimination" line unless it's a protected class.Politician Spock said:
You should do the same for candidates with/without kids (if you know). Parents take way more unexpected days off due to sick kids. Just saying.
Sorry, I used the wrong term. I wasn't saying discriminate against a candidate from a legal sense. Not sure what you would call it. Filter? Determining factor? When looking for a candidate that does not have an address on their resume, it does seem like a punishment. Especially the way someone said that it could be a single determining factor in passing over a resume.
Agreed. I went through this during the first half of this year. Got way too many differing opinions on almost everything. There's really no one right answer unless you know the people screening your resume (that's basically how I got my job, knew people who happened to think I was worth hiring).
I just did a google search and read through everything on the first page. The consensus says full street address is not necessary and several suggested omitting it. I agree with that. However, almost all the links suggested including the city. The only one I found that didn't was in the case that you'd have a long commute and might be eliminated due to that. There really didn't seem to be this random split you're indicating.
It's true that a parent might have more unexpected days off. However, one of my main concerns about a long commute is they'll decide it's too much after being hired and trained and search for employment closer to home.
I'll defer to you and others when it comes to resume etiquette.
