After fifteen or more years of work experience, it starts to become more challenging to organize and consolidate your resume. You have achieved much, made a name for yourself, and have a significant employment background. Although this may be true, a recruiter is not going to want to read your entire work history in resume form. Here are some tips:

1. Include around ten to fifteen years' of employment experience (even if there is much more)

Certainly, you have worked on a diverse assortment of projects, had several titles or companies, and been responsible for many different duties. If you were to list all of your past work experience thoroughly, your resume would be the length of a book. Besides, do you really remember all of the duties of a position you had twenty years ago?

2. Concentrate on the most important achievements

When developing your resume, you need to filter through all of the years of experience to find the most meaningful, applicable, and consequential achievements. The key is to focus and to streamline. You only need to tell the recruiter enough information to be hired.

3. Don't draw attention to dates

There is no reason to include the year of your college graduation, or your birth date on your resume. If you are an older professional, you don't really want or need a recruiter to be focusing on your age, rather than all of your accreditation and achievements. You don't want to be thought of as the "old candidate." You want to remembered as the "well-qualified candidate."

4. Be sure to include any professional development workshops or training courses

If you are concerned about appearing out-of-touch or antiquated, list any skills that you have that demonstrate that you are still in the game. Perhaps you took a digital media course, or an IT class. This shows your eagerness to adapt to changing technologies, and remain in the know.

5. Highlight your ability

Clearly, you have a broader range of qualifications and accomplishments than younger workers. Accentuate your strengths and exhibit your expertise.

There is nothing to fear simply because you have been in the workforce for a number of years. Remember, throughout the years of your career, you have gained many skills that make you a desirable hire. By focusing on the good and not emphasizing specific years that would draw attention to your age, you can create a resume that presents you as a valuable professional.

James Crocker is the Owner and CEO of Casual Robot Media. He writes informative articles to aid job seekers with tips for job searching, cover letter writing tips, resume writing tips, tips on professional networking, tips for interviewing, and tips for getting promotions on his website http://employmentgenius.com/