Comments on: Here’s How Long Your Resume Should Be

By: ArtisanResume

ArtisanResume — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:19:09 +0000

Resume formatting is really important. If your resume format has lots of spaces and the font sizes are unnecessarily large, then your resume might span to be three pages instead of one or two. Try playing around with the format, spacing, and font size. In general though, if you have 5+ years of experience, then your resume should be detailed enough to provide a potential employer the depth of your experience–so two pages is OK.

By: creativeresume

creativeresume — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:07:51 +0000

Write a one-page resume if you’ve got less than 4 years of experience. Write a 2-page resume if you’ve got 5+ years of experience. Longer resumes are fine for lots of achievements—like if you’re an artist or a project manager.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:47 +0000

In reply to Fedgirl. For federal service, they are playing “buzzword bingo” on resumes. And there are no take-backs. You either qualify based on the “bot”, or you don’t. So as a 12-year, high-performing fed finance person my resume is 3 pages. I think it’s silly to have 3 pages, but I’m also not going to limit my pre-interview qualifications base upon a computer. Sharing for all that we interested in fed jobs.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:16:31 +0000

In reply to Anon. Of course, good luck anon!

By: Librarian of the day

Librarian of the day — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:47:43 +0000

I’m an academic librarian in the US and my academic cv is about 15 pages long for my 16 year career. I made the promotion from assistant professor to associate professor with that length. I’m also in upper management and my short version is 4 pages. I also hire librarians and I’d expect 3+ pages for most roles (and shorter for entry level). Academic CVs are wildly long documents.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:33:59 +0000

In reply to Jeffiner. Specific, quantifiable accomplishments is absolutely not a “trend”