Should You Include Months on a Resume: When Year-Only Helps and When It Hurts
Use Month + Year for any role in the last 3 to 5 years, any role under 12 months, or any role that is core proof for the job you want. Use Year-only for older background roles where months add noise, not clarity (especially early-career or low-relevance experience). Best default: Hybrid. Recent roles use Month … Read more