Multiple positions at employer on resume?

Hey guys, I was just reading through the thread on how long people stay at a job and it got me thinking about my rise so far. I started in September 2014, as "IT Support Technician". Got a promotion in March 2015 to "IT Specialist" and a promotion to an internal posting that's already in the works to a Jr Sysadmin.

How would Y'all list that on a resume? and, in more general terms, how would you handle multiple positions at a employer. Should I simplify on the resume but put the split out positions in the application system or on LinkedIn maybe? Thoughts?

I'm kind of feeling like it'll be a couple years once I get this new position before I leave this employer.

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TheFORCE

You should list all your job positions even the internal promotion once. An IT Specialist, does not have the same job function and responsibilities as a Juniro Sys Admin. You have to treat it as just a different job for the same employer. I got promoted 3 times at a former employer, i have 3 different job positions for that company on my resume. When recruiters and HR managers look at those promotions, they think "this person accepts the challenges and can be trusted" That gives you bonus points and it's one more thing that will be easy for you to explain during an interview.

ITSpectre

Here is a sample way to list them

Employment:

Xerox 112 willy wonka chocolate factory Ln
June 2016 - Present
Jr System Admin
(list some bullets)

Xerox 112 Willy wonka chocolate factory Ln
June 2015 - June 2016
IT Specialist

Xerox 112 Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory Ln
June 2014 - June 2015
IT Support Technician

Sheiko37

I list it like this.

Employment History

Specializations (you can list platforms you've worked on, software, database administration, policies and standards, IAM, etc. whatever is relevant for position you're applying)

Work Experience (your day to day work and what you've achieved over all positions at the company)

1
2
3
4
5...

It's condensed and easy to read. There's no point having a separate section for each job if the work is similar, you'll end up repeating yourself, or you don't repeat yourself and each job entry ends up looking really thin.

thomas_

I just list the highest position I achieved. It might be hurting me, but most of my past experience isn't directly applicable to the jobs I'm trying to get now. Furthermore, I was basically doing the same things, but only my level of responsibility and the number of people I managed changed.

apr911

I have a similar situation. At one employer, I held 6 different positions over 5 years when you include promotions and at another employer, I held 4 different positions over 8 years, 2 concurrently.

What I do is list the highest title for any single position and then list only those positions that are materially different. If I have a position with a lot of cross over but represents a materially different title, I'll list both title separated by a /

For my 6 positions in 5 years employer I moved from "Junior Windows Systems Administrator" to "Windows Systems Administrator" and on to "Senior Windows Systems Administrator." Then I did the same as a Network Security Administrator. Because Windows and Network are materially different position, I list them both Sr Windows Admin and Sr Network Security Admin on my resume. I dont bother listing Jr/Mid-level/Sr because they are functionally similar

Employer
Sr Network Security Administrator 2011-2014
Role description with bullet points
Sr Windows Systems Administrator 2010-2011
Role description with bullet points

For my 8 years and 4 positions, again I had 3 roles that were materially different and a 4th position with a materially different title so the positions are listed as:

Employer
General Manager 2008-2010
Role Description with bullet points
Information Systems Administrator 2002-2010
Role Description with bullet points
Sales Associate/Asst. Manager 2002-2008
Role Description with Bullets

If I had multiple positions at 1 employer spaced over multiple years (meaning I left an employer and then came back) I would list the employer twice in order to maintain chronology of my resume but since the positions currently on my resume are grouped as only 1 period of employment with multiple titles, I dont list the employer repeatedly.

In your case, you might consider listing your positions as "IT Support Specialist/Jr Sys Admin." I dont see a lot of distinction between "Support Technician" and "Specialist" so no need to list them both. You definitely want to show career progression into the Jr Sys Admin role since many recruiters and hiring managers will assume youve been a "Jr Sys Admin" for the last 18 months and wont realize this was a step up for you but unless the job duties are materially different (which they certainly could be... Most steps to Jr Sys Admin are a step up from help-desk into admin roles) there's no need to provide separate job role descriptions.