Questions on whether or not to include Entrepreneurial experience on the resume
Hi all,
As I'm trying to enter this job hunt more seriously, I've been refining my resume. I have around 9 years of operational and HR experience, but I also have 2 ventures which I started as a side business during after hours.
A couple of questions:
- Do I even include those? Or are those red flags for recruiters, as they can see the dates overlap with current roles?
- If included, is there a good spot for them?
- First business was a global recruiting firm, which died shortly after Covid
- Second was a more successful HR and Strategy Consulting firm which I wrapped up the last project for to focus on my new job hunt now.
- If included, is there a good spot for them?
- I am planning to pivot slightly into more Business/Ops Strategy as my current role is more HR related so I could see the strenght in keeping them but would be happy for any input.
- I also wouldn't want recruiters to worry that this guy is constantly trying to open his own thing... which I kind am...but I gotta feed the family too lol
Thank you in advance!
Posted Dec 10, 2025, 2:57 PM UTC
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