El Chupacabra
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I've been working in libraries now for over a decade, but I'm interested in applying for positions in different fields. I'm about to apply for a position as a Visitor Services Manager (essentially a retail/admissions/bookshop gig) at an art museum. I worked a similar job over a decade ago, as well as dabbling in retail for a couple of years, but I had been cutting off my resume/job history (unless asked to put everything) at 10 years because I had basically been applying only to library jobs, it was more succinct, those jobs were either temporary or not "professional," etc.
So what all of that history should I include in my resume/cover letter? For this particular job I am definitely going to expand my resume to include the museum gig, even though it was a temp position of six months, because it is a highly regarded museum whose name might draw some water. Should I carve out a sentence or paragraph in my cover letter addressing this, or should I just stick with my library stuff, counting on the committee/hiring person to realize the skills I've developed are transferable and overlap in many areas?
So what all of that history should I include in my resume/cover letter? For this particular job I am definitely going to expand my resume to include the museum gig, even though it was a temp position of six months, because it is a highly regarded museum whose name might draw some water. Should I carve out a sentence or paragraph in my cover letter addressing this, or should I just stick with my library stuff, counting on the committee/hiring person to realize the skills I've developed are transferable and overlap in many areas?