I have ten years professional experience, ranging from work in financial markets to PR firms and now in the national transit industry (not bus driving, but program planning). I don't have a masters, but do have a Bachelor of Science in Business/ Marketing. Some volunteer work too, but feel like one page is too oldschool, but don't want to committ to two or more since it could always be overkill. Thanks in advance, look forward to all answers!!!
2006-09-12 08:24:16 · 16 answers · asked by ADAMOS 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Great Question. A one-page chronological resume is best. Why? HR departments, the gate keepers, will scan your resume for names and numbers (company names, client name and percentages of increase/decrease, volume...). They like quick concise reads. You should only go back ten years; don't want to date yourself (leave off year of college graduation, by the way). The most important thing in a resume is to bullet-point your successes. Don't tell them what you do, tell them what you do that is so GREAT! What separates you from the rest of the pack? Finally, pull a few job descriptions of jobs you would like to go for. Make sure that responsibilities and experience that they are looking for are matched in your resume.
If you do these things, you will have a better resume than 95% of the others that come in. I promise.
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2006-09-12 08:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by careerserver 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The old 1-page only rule is out of date. Use as many pages as needed to go over your experience, especially 10 years. Try and stick between 2-3 though. Also have a strong cover letter -- the cover letter gets the employer to look at the resume, the resume gets you the interview, and the interview gets you the job!
2006-09-12 08:47:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just my opinion, but I think that you should take as many pages as you need, whether it be one, two or four.
Most larger businesses, and many smaller ones have an HR department, with people whose job it is to go through resumes and pick the ones that most easily fit the requirements. If your resume fits the requirements, I think that you stand a better chance of having your resume move on to the next level. The more information that you have in your resume, the better the chance you have to get your resume past the door.
Also, try calling where you've applied and see if HR has anything to say about length of resumes. Don't give your name, just say that you are interested in applying and were wondering if they have a preferred resume length. HR people are there to help...
Just my opinion though.
2006-09-12 08:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by JN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be better to taylor your resume according to your skills and the job you are applying for, yes it means more than one resume but you don't have a lot of time to impress when sending out resumes. Most companies hire professionals that are skilled just to scan resumes for the skills required for a particular job. Maybe 13 to 15 seconds per resume, how fast do you read? Get my drift. Good luck hope this helps, always accompany your resume with a cover letter. Don't list references state at end that references are available upon request. But only if you have references.
2006-09-12 08:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As old school, one page resumes are, they are much preferred. They get more chance of getting read or looked at. Most employers or interviewers get tired of looking at multiple resumes, let alone ones with more than a page.
Pick important details and just do highlights. Besides you can provide more upon request. Your ablity to sinngle out the important details is what matters and may be a key factor to you getting the job.
2006-09-12 08:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by *Ginelle* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have enough relevant experience, to create a new resume targeted to the position you are applying to, then go ahead and shot for the 2 full pages, if not, then stick to the one page. Remember that employers only look at resumes for a coumple seconds!!
2006-09-12 08:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by Kamy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it to 1 page and list all the highlights on that page. I work in an office and 2 pages is too much. Don't list high school but do list colleges and degrees. Only list maybe 3 of your previous jobs.
2006-09-12 08:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by kathy p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, i think you should be providing the enough information in your resume!
It does not matter it is in one or two pages. Sometime a little missed piece of info, employer want to know, from you resume, may result in ......
So what i know from my experience that You have to write all your related work experince at resume, so you can show the employer that you ARE THE ONE most suitable to that position.
Good luck
2006-09-12 08:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by Think Big 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover letter personalized, then resume. No more than one page.
Needs to be precise and to the point. No padding, fluff or BS.
A potential employer is going to only skim through if there are multiple appplicants. Hit the key words that the business functions around.
2006-09-12 08:38:06 · answer #9 · answered by kd s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I worked in administrative and saw two page resumes come through the managers would over look them. Its too much.
2006-09-12 08:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋