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I followed this myth, because I heard it a lot – no other reason. It makes sense that it’s bunk.

I would still say that telling people to keep it to one page is still good advice? Why? It forces people to whittle their resume down to the important points. If 1 page isn’t the limit, what is? The rule serves a purpose, but it’s followed on a false premise.

I always heard that a resume can’t be more then 2 pages. Maybe that’s a Canadian thing. I tend to go with that rule of 2 pages. It should be interesting to see how things play out as Gen Y changes job stream and maybe forces things to go to three pages…. however, everything is mostly online. So that won’t matter much I guess.

In my experience, 25 yrs in accounting, the interviewers want to see every little detail. Those who see your resume first want bare bones, keywords. The people who first receive the resumes are so very often clueless about the actual position.

I struggle in keeping mine to two pages. I know that there are some old jobs that I should drop off but I keep them on fro the reason of the experience/position that I once had and would like to get back into again.

I have always been told one page if you have no experience and two if you DO have experience and never three pages!

I don’t use a resume.

More than a decade as a recruiter. Does a resume have to be 1 page? No. Should it be more than 2 pages though? No. It’s when it gets more than 2 pages that my attention starts to wander – no way I’m reading all that (especially folks who don’t appreciate bullets and outline formats, and insist on writing in full paragraphs). I’ve seen resumes 7, 8, 9+ pages long. Editing can be your best friend. Every detail of your jobs should be discussed in an interview, not written on your resume. Interviewing is the art of selling yourself and the resume is your “proposal”. You need to know how to write a resume to get a call for an interview for that job (yes – tailor your resume to a specific job you’re applying for!) to discuss all those details in person.

On the whole, the advice within the comments is on target: one page if you don’t have a lot of work experience, two pages otherwise. But what’s important is that your most important stuff be in the top half of the first page, and that you not go beyond 15 years in detailing your work history; optimally, 10.

So, what to put in that top half? If you have extensive experience but the accomplishments in your current or most recent role don’t match up well with the position you’re seeking, open with a strong “Professional Summary” that describes who and what you are and what you can bring to a prospective employer. If you have some notable accomplishments in your current or most recent role (and they’re germane to the kind of job you want), make sure they’re visible in the top half to two-thirds of the resume, right under an Objective and/or Professional Summary.

I hire for entry-level and mid-level IT positions and I detest any resume more than one page. Your resume should be concise and coincide with your RELEVANT career past. You don’t need two inches telling me about your convenience store experience. Again, a resume should be RELEVANT experience. If you have done a lot in your field such as research, feel free to have two pages.

The real question though, is when your resume is 2 pages, do you staple two pages, or just double side your resume to keep it to one physical page?

imho – if you can’t sell yourself and stand out from the pack with a single page, then you are not worth hiring.

I should clarify. The 57 pager was from an applicant for a position at our institution. It is not uncommon for academic resumes to run 10 pages or more. My industry resume is much shorter than my academic resume. They want to see all the classes I have taught and all of my publications. But, still, it needs to be trimmed and taylored for the job. For an academic management job, all of your papers on instances of truffels in Napolonic history are probably immaterial.

@matt It might seem like an advantage to put it on two pages, because there’s less chance a busy HR exec will miss the second page, but printing double-sided might be your ticket to showing you practice what you preach in terms of environmental values. If you do this, include page numbers 1 of 2 and 2 of 2.

Almost everyone should use just 1 page. Why? Because almost all 2+ page resumes are very poorly written. Think about doing one page. Write efficiently and effectively. Boil down you accomplishments to the real critical items. Make each line pop. Shortened schedule by X weeks saving $Y. Improved sales by X% over Y months. If, and only if, you’ve written your resume to be superb, and it spills into a 2nd page, then make it two pages. But if you’ve got half a page of fluff, tons of white space, and irrelevant info, then start over and write again. Honestly, this should be one of the hardest and best things you’ve ever written.

I am working in India. My career span over 8 years and I have worked for 5 companies. Being in IT field, I have worked on some major assignments/projects. I have highlighted this and my resume is of 3 pages. It has always worked for me.

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CVs are considered as a language of an academia and research. Curriculum vitae contain everything in which you were involved in your past life. It is more detailed that describes your skills, qualification, achievements and your accomplishments. It includes your professional involvement as well from your college onwards. CVs are more informative as it represents in-depth structured information about the person of their professional experiences and education. CV is always more acceptable form for the job applications to seeking employment.

On the other hand, Resumes are the short version of curriculum vitae. Resumes are defined as a summary and synopsis of the person. Resumes are basically brief snapshots of a person’s skills and experiences. It may not include your history. It function is to highlight and focus the important information of the person so that an employer will get to know about the personality of the person in an 8 seconds of glance. It contains the main contents only that is requiring according to the job offered.

Some features of the CV are:

+ The length of a CSV is ideally being two pages, but it can sometimes go up to 3 to 5 pages.
+ Structure of a CV should be systematic.
+ CV must contain everything about you like what you have done, your achievements, your history as well.
+ It must accomplished by cover letter.
+ Three types of CVs are there: Functional CV, Targeted CSV and Performance CV.

Some Resume Features are:

+ The length of the Resume is ideally 1 page but can go up to 2 pages rarely exceptionally.
+ It must contain your full information but briefly.
+ The resume must be precise and brief that can put impact at first glance.
+ It must be equip among with cover letter.
+ Three types of resumes are there: Chronological Resume, Functional resume and Professional Resume.

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I think the one page rule is out dated. Having up to 2 pages today is acceptable. But if you have only 1-3 years experience, your resume should be able to fit on a single page. If you have more, it may be a sign that your resume might need editing. Ask your friend to proof read it. Or check out the site perfect10resume.com for a second opinion for free. Good luck.

I think the 1-page resume derived from a majority preference and not anything else. I for one never heard of such a rule prior to my first interview, but have always preferred a one page resume. General rule for me is unless you have extensive years of experience and applying for an executive position, you should keep your resume to one page. I’ve seen many 3-4 page resumes where they entailed numerous places the persons worked for (some even had been all their jobs held regardless of relevant to role they were applying for). First, this doesn’t impress me and have presented me impression of an unreliable person, someone whom is looking for a job and not a career, simply put: a job-hopper. These go straight to the shredder for me. If you have been successful and made attributions to your current applying role in the past years of work experience, you should be able to highlight the important accomplishments.

I have a one page resume, and a 6 page C.V., which lists all my publications, speaking engagements, etc. I can’t imagine anyone would want to read all that, but I had to make one for some grant applications.

I’m thinking of taking some of the good stuff out of my CV and adding it to a second page of my resume. At my age and stage of life, one page just doesn’t begin to describe my accomplishments.

I never heard of a 2 page resume while I lived on the East Coast; now that I’m on the West coast, this topic has arisen…..

Its a good rule of thumb to keep a resume to one page. I took a course on resume writing at Drexel University in Philadelphia a few years ago and we were also taught this. Of course there are exemptions. Anyone applying for a senior position at a firm would be one example.

One reason a resume should be one page is because any employers that do follow the one page rule will automatically pass on the resume if its longer than 1 page. Simple as that. This is just one way to reduce applicants. With the amount of people applying for jobs today, they are certainly looking for any way to reduce the amount of stuff they have to read and the amount of people applying for the position as well.

A one page resume looks sleeker. No scrolling (if your reading an email) and no staples, etc.

A one page resume also shows the employer you have creativity and are a problem solver. A good resume writer will find a creative way to format their resume to bring it down to one page. This shows the employer you were presented with a goal or task and were successful in achieving it.

Some Ideas?…. Only list your work experience applicable to the job. If your applying for an IT position in your 30’s, they don’t care about your work as a retail clerk your senior year in high school. Exhausting all the irrelevant work experience from your resume is the best place to start. A matter of fact, your resume should be 80% work experience. Your education gets a highlight and of course your personal info (name, address, phone) gets addressed. Anything else other than awards, achievements, certifications, etc… can be left out in my opinion. Its nice but really who gives a darn (unless its relevant to the job of course!)

PS. A 3 page resume is just silly. I can’t even address that one.

I agree with this assessment totally. If you can fit your resumeto come page, great. If not, it does not make sense to force two pages worth of experience into one page.

My favorite investing book has 30 chapters with 15 investing principles. The first 15 chapters introduce the principles, one chapter for each. The second 15 chapters add additional information for each of the principles. Maybe create a one-page resume with a second page that offers additional info for each job included on the first page.

One page resume tells me that the applicant does not have a lot of experience, or it has significant employment gaps.