As the person conducting the interview, how would you feel about a double sided resume vs 2 separate pages?

Question

I often create others resumes and have conducted some interviews as well. Most times, they teach you in college to condense your resume to one page. Realistically, this is not feasible considering most of us would have to leave out alot of information. I was talking with a friend of mine and mentioned I think I will make my resume double sided instead of printing 2 separate pages. Thus I only submit 1 page and I avoid the chance of the 2nd page being lost. Do you think this would count against me or would you find it innovative?

Answer 1

if you wanna have a job, follow the old way, one sided.. i think 1 out of 10 would read a double sided..

Answer 2

A double sided resume is tacky. I have seen them and they are hard to read and are just plain overkill.

The reason that a one page resume is preferred is because most employers only ever look at the first page. You need to get the most bang for your buck.

A resume is an opportunity for an employer to decide if he or she wants to talk with you to learn more about you. Your resume should reflect your ability to provide the most important information without alot of unnecessary garbage.

Of course, some fields of work do require more extensive resumes - but those are industry specific. If you are in any of those industries, you need to provide what is standard. My husband is a chef and he has 2 resumes - one with the basics and one with detailed information. He can send either depending on the job he is interested in.

Your resume should never be more than one page long. . . . if you are sending your resume to a business, you should send a cover letter and a one page resume. You should only provide references if and when they are requested.

Answer 3

Expect the back of the paper NOT to be read. I would NOT do that - most (business) printers print on one side and your 2-sided resume would be 'different' that most would probably not look at the back.

A resume doesn't get you a job, it gets you noticed. Put all that 'notice me!' stuff in the top 1/2 of the page, and see what happens.

Answer 4

Single Sided. Multiple pages. But, try to make it concise!
What I do is offer short information that the person interviewing can question and open a line of communication in the interview. This includes Education, Hobbies, Work Experience and Goals. Always worked well for me.