What to put on a resume

[PeppyGPhiB]

You should not put every detail of every job on your resume, but you should account for at least the past 10 years. Think about it: if you leave off the "dead end" positions you're talking about, won't it look like you just weren't working during those gaps? Besides, most jobs give you something, some skill sets, to put on a resume, even if it's not the same field or type of position you ultimately want to be in.

BTW, if you're not getting interviews, I'd guess it probably has something to do with the formatting of your resume. I look at a lot of resumes here, and 80% of them are terrible. Not because of content, but because they have weird font, or mis-aligned bullets or text that indicates they don't know how to use Word, or they have spelling errors. Clean up your resume, the more white space the better if you're young, and I bet you'll at least get some interviews. And get an internship if you haven't already.