how long should a good and attractive resume be and why?

Answer 1

I was always told that a resume should be no longer than the front of a page because when resumes are screened the person first looks at them for only a few seconds and aren't going to take the time to read a short novel. Keep it short and informative and make really important stuff pop out on the page (bold,... etc)

Answer 2

For entry level, one page. For someone with lots of experience, preferably limit to 2 pages, 3 at the absolute most. You don't have to tell them everything you ever did in your life - save something for the interview, and summarize in your resume.

The person reviewing the resumes probably has quite a few to review, and isn't going to read it if you write a book.

I once received a resume 32 pages long. To make it worse, most of the things listed in great detail had little or no relevance to the job I was hiring for. I got a good laugh over it, but didn't interview him.

Answer 3

A resume should be 1 page it should cover your skills, work experiences, interests, referencess, objective, Education...

Here is the order it should go in:

1) objective (make a statment, that is directed to the job or field u are applying too) ie; "To obtain a position in the fast food industry and to gain valuable work experience."

2) skills ie; "very outgoing, great interpersonal skills etc.."

3) Availability (part time or full time)

4) Education (your current education status, grades, achievments related to ur education etc..)

5) Interests (about u personally, what u like to do)

6) referencess (people that would reffer u as intelligent mature and capable of being there and performing there duties)

And make your font around size 12 or 14 .. always black ink..


your cover letter should be a paragraph but you dont "have" to put one!

once you coverd all of that on your resume, it usually would be one page... underlying your key points!

good luck!

Answer 4

My business writing class taught us to keep all resumes to one page plus a cover letter. This is for the ease of the reviewer. A lot of people tend to include irrelevent information in their resumes. The best pointer I learned is to make sure the verb tenses in your resume are all the same.

Answer 5

A good and attractive resume should be as short as possible.

Answer 6

Never ever over two (2) pages. Remember a resume is to create interest in a face to face interview, not to give your autobiography.

Answer 7

1 or 2 pages if you have refrences, so one is contacts of those who can testify to your experience. Longer than that, it does not get read. A busy world, a life that is in the fast lane does not have time to read a book. I would say one if possible two at the most. If yours is real long I, as an employer would worry what so many jobs!

Answer 8

I've always been told to keep it to one page. It seems difficult to be thorough in one page, but the reader isn't spending a lot of time read through stacks of resumes. You have to be succinct.

Answer 9

I am a fan of a one page resume...during the interview we can discuss in more depth, but one page is nice and easy to handle..I don't have to flip pages while looking it over...

Answer 10

1 page, after that it's confusing and boring, u just want to create enough interest to get an interview then u can elaborate on the details