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Alex · 02-15-2007, 01:48 PM

Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length?

When I went through high school I was told that a resume should be one page long. And so that's what I do. After getting hired for my current job, one of the things I was told was that mine immediately stood out because it wasn't a short book.

I don't know how consistent it is across industries but I do know that me and my colleagues rarely bother reading anything beyond the first page or two of a resume. The shocking length of resumes these days has really surprised me and I'm curious if people are being taught to do that.

We've also never said "wow, this is good paper" or "what a nice layout this has." But we have frequently said "if they can't be bothered to spellcheck their resume, that may indicate an issue later on."

02-15-2007, 01:48 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length? When I went through high school I was told that a resume should be one page long. And so that's what I do. After getting hired for my current job, one of the things I was told was that mine immediately stood out because it wasn't a short book. I don't know how consistent it is across industries but I do know that me and my colleagues rarely bother reading anything beyond the first page or two of a resume. The shocking length of resumes these days has really surprised me and I'm curious if people are being taught to do that. We've also never said "wow, this is good paper" or "what a nice layout this has." But we have frequently said "if they can't be bothered to spellcheck their resume, that may indicate an issue later on."
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