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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."

Tref · 02-15-2007, 01:57 PM

Yes, I have a complaint!

Why do toothpicks only come in three flavors (mint, cinnamon and wood)?

How about a peanut flavored toothpick?

What about it science?

blueerica · 02-15-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

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

The ideal is that it is to be shorter in length, around one page. I am going to post another thread about this....

Alex · 02-15-2007, 02:36 PM

Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-15-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.

Preach it brother.

Here's a good one: Anyone can just walk into the front door of our building and walk into our test lab with millions of dollars' worth of equipment without a single obstacle. At MOST, if you take a more direct route, you have to scan your badge twice.

Compare that to...getting to the shower room of our little gym. It's 2 badge scans at minimum, 4 badge scans for the most direct route.

As for resume length, I've had people try to "teach" me that in the tech industry, > 1 page is the new standard. I refuse to buy that and always keep it to 1 page (though I thankfully haven't had to make use of it in over 2 years, knock on metal).

02-15-2007, 01:48 PM	#1
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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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.
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