{"id":13086,"date":"2021-05-31T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T10:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=13086"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:32:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:32:14","slug":"ojt-on-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/ojt-on-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Put OJT Experience on Your Resume \u2014 Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

OJT is the abbreviated form for “on-the-job training”. <\/span><\/p>\n

This kind of traning is typically done by recently employed graduates or employees new to a certain field. <\/span><\/p>\n

This helps people to get real-world experience in a particular area while working, hence “on-the-job”. <\/span><\/p>\n

How can you include this experience on a resume in the best way?<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to list OJT on your resume?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

OJT should be listed in the experience section. This section will allow you to expand on relevant responsibilities. Do not include OJT on a resume once you have attained relevant “real” experience. At that point, it is best to describe work experience without referring to the training at all.   <\/b><\/p>\n

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Should you include OJT on a resume?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The skills gained from OJT should always be included on a resume in one form or another, but which form depends on how much experience you have. Because OJT is often part of a job, it can be redundant to list both the job and the OJT as different sections. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In the case of experienced professionals who are long past the point of their OJT, it should not be specified on a resume. <\/span><\/p>\n

If financial record-keeping skills were learned during the OJT, simply list these skills or responsibilities without mentioning they were learned as part of OJT. <\/span><\/p>\n

If OJT was recently completed at a workplace for a secondary department with a new skillset, then it may be specified. Take this example for instance:<\/span><\/p>\n

An employee has been working in the education industry as an ed-tech. The school decides to expand their special needs department and asks an employee to complete a 6-week OJT pertaining to special needs. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In this case, listing the training in the experience section is appropriate and impressive. <\/span><\/p>\n

Just remember to remove the training and replace that point with actual experience once enough time has passed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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How to format OJT in the experience section<\/b><\/h2>\n

When including OJT in the experience section, it should be listed as a bullet point or line of text beneath a job. <\/span><\/p>\n

OJT should never be listed as its own job, because it would be redundant and strange not to credit the specific employer. <\/span><\/p>\n

You do not need to <\/span>list the dates<\/a><\/strong> of OJT specifically, only include the date you started the job itself and the date finished (or “Present” if this work is still ongoing). <\/span><\/p>\n

If you wish, you may specify how long the OJT was by the number of weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n

When formatted correctly, the experience should look like the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

Experience<\/b><\/p>\n

ABC Technical School<\/b> (12-2014) – (Present)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n