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What is the appropriate way to handle resume structure when my most recent job isn't the most relevant?

Resumes·dotprils·about 14 hours ago
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I posted in this subreddit with my resume yesterday and, after getting some feedback, I decided I'm just going to rebuild it by using the Google Docs template that's pinned to the subreddit side panel thingy.

To give some tl;dr context:

I started working at the "same" company from 2022-2026. (Startup in 2022, acquired in 2023, acquired again in 2024)

I had 3 promotions in that timeline (Support Agent -> Support Desk Lead -> Payments and POS Specialist -> Tier 4 Strategic Support Leader)

I ultimately left my job 2 months ago because I was offered the opportunity to be a Systems Administrator

I just quit the Systems Administrator job because it is absolutely not what I want to do and not the career path I want to go down, so it only accounts for 2 months of experience

What is the most appropriate way to handle this on a resume? Should I omit the Systems Administrator job entirely from my resume? Should I still include it at the very top of the resume, but only have like 1 bullet point?…

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