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areyouaskingyourselfanyofthesequestions:
howlongshouldmyresumebe?
howcanifitallmyexperienceononepage?
whatcanieliminate,andwhatshouldbehighlighted?
ifyouare,you'renotalone.asmillionsofworkersupdatetheirresumes,oneofthetopconcernsislength.notlongago,jobseekersfollowedtheresumegoldenrule:noresumeshouldexceedonepage.however,today'sjobseekersarefindingthatrulenolongerapplies.
inthistimeofmassconfusion,thesolutionissimple:usemonsense.ifyouarejustgraduating,havefewerthanfiveyearsofworkexperienceorarecontemplatingapletecareerchange,aone-pageresumewillprobablysuffice.sometechnicalandexecutivecandidatesrequiremultiple-pageresumes.ifyouhavemorethanfiveyearsofexperienceandatrackrecordofaomplishments,youwillneedatleasttwopagestotellyourstory.
yourresumeisnotanautobiography
don'tconfusetellingyourstorywithcreatingyourautobiography.employersareinundatedwithresumesubmissionsandarefacedwithweedingoutthegoodfromthebad.thefirststepinvolvesquicklyskimmingthroughresumesandeliminatingcandidateswhoclearlyarenotqualified.therefore,yourresumeneedstopasstheskimtest.dustoffyourresumeandaskyourself:
canahiringmanagerseemymaincredentialswithin10to15seconds?
doescriticalinformationjumpoffthepage?
doieffectivelysellmyselfonthetopquarterofthefirstpage?
thesalespitch
becauseresumesarequicklyskimmedduringthefirstpass,itiscrucialyourresumegetsrighttoworksellingyourcredentials.yourkeysellingpointsneedtobeprominentlydisplayedatthetopofthefirstpage.ifanmbadegreeisimportantinyourcareerfield,youreducationshouldn'tbeburiedattheendofafour-pageresume.
aneffectivewaytoshowcaseyourkeyqualificationsistoincludeacareersummarystatementatthetopofthefirstpage.onyourmonster.resume,usetheobjectivesectiontorelayyourtopqualifications.theremainderoftheresumeshouldbackupthestatementsmadeinyoursummary.
useaneditor'seye
manyworkersareproudoftheircareersandfeeltheinformationonaresumeshouldreflectallthey'veaomplished.however,theresumeshouldn'tcontaineverydetail.itshouldonlyincludetheinformationthatwillhelpyoulandaninterview.
sobebrutal.ifyourcollegedaysarefarbehindyou,doesitreallymatterthatyoupledgedafraternityordeliveredpizza?theeditingstepwillbedifficultifyouareholdingontoyourpastforemotionalreasons.ifthisisthecase,showyourresumetoacolleagueorprofessionalresumewriterforanobjectiveopinion.
eighttipstokeepyourresumeconcise
1.avoidrepeatinginformation.
didyouperformthesameorsimilarjobtasksformorethanoneemployer?insteadofrepeatingjobduties,focusonyouraomplishmentsineachposition.
2.eliminateoldexperience.
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