Hey,

very good question! It is totally fine to tailor your CV (you even should do so) and to highlight certain previous positions more than others.

However, keep in mind that it also depends a little on what kind of jobs these were, e.g. I wouldn´t recommend to add more details to a 2 month consulting internship that is 5 years back than to you current job. It also goes without saying that interviewers usually won´t ask you for a story or details from 6-9 years back, but you should make sure to be able to elaborate on these points in your CV if you include details from 6-9 years back.

On your questions reg. the stories in the interview: The stories are not really influenced by what you are describing in your CV. However, I wouldn´t skip important info in the CV to "save it for a story".

Please feel also free to use a Case Coaching to discuss and tailor your CV in detail.

Simon 

Hi there,

I genuinely believe you would be well served to simply pay someone to help you with your CV.

That said, the general rule is to include the roles that aret he most consulting relevant and most recent.

More is not always best with a CV...be selected and highlight what makes you the best candidate.

9 years ago is getting to the "too long ago" period. In terms of the interview, you do have to make sure you can talk in detail to any of the items on your resume

Can you sanitise and post your CV here please for us to comment?! Not sure what you refer by stages but everything thats worth mentioning must go on the CV right from your 1st job.

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Hi Anon,

It would be great to look at a sanitized version of your CV to give specific comments. That said, here are my views (in addition to the guidance provided in the other answers):

• Relevance is most important
• However, an experience that is 9 years old may not be the best thing to include despite its relevance - unless that experience is actually from consulting
• If an experience is indeed very old yet relevant - you can mention it in a more compact manner and highlight only your relevant qualities rather than giving blow-by-blow details. This will also help you overcome your issue of not remembering enough details about the experience.
• In your other less-relevant-but-more-recent experiences - try to highlight points that showcase your qualities. I am sure some of them can be relevant to consulting - its not a hyper-specialized occupation.

Hope this helps!

Agrim