How many pages should a resume have?

Question

I was always told 2 pages but that doesn't seem like enough.

Answer 1

As very busy HR professional, I prefer one page that is compact, clear, concise, and relevant to the job. Use action words to describe the results of your accomplishments.

Answer 2

2 pages is standard. Most employers only spend about 10 seconds reading a resume so a long resume will not get noticed.

Answer 3

What you could do is search for resume's.

Find a resume' that looks good.
Something that you would like to see come across your desk.
Then edit the resume' and add your qualifications.
I have seen long resume's that look really impressive compared to the shorter ones.

Like others have already said. Add key words that pertain to your field. The recruiters search a lot of resumes and only search for key words. So put them on the very top of the resume' and name them "Skills and Qualifications". Make that short and sweet. Then, further qualify it farther down in the resume'.

That is the first place they will look and either qualify or disqualify applicants based on that.

Answer 4

If you have a long employment history, you can have more than 2 pages, but put a summary on the first page, so the employer can get to know you at a glance. Then, put detailed info on the following pages as appendix.

Answer 5

Ideally, one page. But two pages is acceptable.

HR screeners (sometimes even software devices) are just scanning your resume for "key words", no-one is actually going to read it unless those words are there!