If there's only one "odd man out" contract job mixed in
with an otherwise all-direct work history, I would just
list it chronologically the same as all the other positions.
If it was very short and you're concerned about a
"job-hopping" perception, you can flag it as contract,
as in "ABC, Inc., Anytown, USA (Contract)"
If you have a number of contracts in your history,
and especially if you have a history of carrying
multiple clients at the same time, I'd create a dba
("doing business as") alias, such as "Gielczyk
Document Services," and summarize the work
and any major accomplishments as if they were
all done for the same employer. If you think
your client/s would be impressive to the reader,
you can add "Client List: ..." at the end. This can
also be a useful way to fill out periods in which
you may have had both contracts and idle time.
Gene Kim-Eng
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Gielczyk (TCP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I'm updating my resume to include some contract work I've done in the last
> couple of months. This is the first time I've done contract work, so I'm
> wondering, how do those of you who do contract work include it on your
> resumes? I was thinking of putting a category called "Self-employment" (does
> the "e" after the hyphen get capitalized?), with the two types of work under
> that (formatting translations and typesetting/template design). Thoughts?
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