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I won a national engineering contest in high school. It went on my college applications, and on my resume until I was 21 (applying for my first "real" job after college).  It hasn't appeared on my resume since then.[/quote]

OP here. Suppose it weren’t specifically limited to engineers but were an all-around Academic Excellence accolade. Same answer?

By the way, I appreciate there is a clear consensus emerging. I’m just trying to probe this particular situation. Thank you. [/quote]

The problem is that you are signalling you think this is impressive or relevant. My National Merit Scholarship award stayed on my resume until I went to university.  After graduation from university, it was what I was able to do with my recent time and experience that was important.

That being said, if it's all you have -- say, after graduating high school you dropped out and drifted, and now youa re trying to get your first real job at 28 -- then you use what you have. But if you have more recent things, you use them instead, because you have things that are more impressive or relevent. For example, graduating with a degree from a decent university (including regular state universities) is more impressive and relevant than academic achievements of any sort in high school. Maybe a national or international math competition if, say, you were applying to graduate school in mth, but it would have to be something on at least a national level.[/quote]

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