Twent-Five pages mimimum. How many pages for a resume? #blogjune
How Many Pages for a Resume?
My current resume is two pages long, my last resume was seven. There were some serious edits done at one point. I liked having a lot of information on my resume, in part because I like writing a lot and in part because I felt like leaving anything out would be a mistake. However I was told that brief is better when it comes to resumes because most job openings tend to get hundreds of applications for them and the staff in charge of looking at the pile of resumes only have a few minutes at most with each of them. Seven pages is impossible to read even if it is a job I'm really well qualified for and all my documentation backs this up.
I really really hate applying for jobs, it is a soul killing process. And the worst thing is that when you get a rejection the paranoia kicks in a bit and you try to work out exactly what it is you did wrong and then try to correct for it, but without actual feedback you can end up "improving" something which was perfect already until it is now broken.
It doesn't help that every HR department is different and sometimes seem to want very different things for very similar positions.
So I'm sticking to a two page format for now, short and sweet, doesn't require anything else from me and HR can read it and weep at the majesty I have created.
My Day.
A pretty uneventful day, except for when it was eventful. I did a quick phone interview with the lady from the Gold Coast college about a job. I went into SLQ and did my shift. I got my comic books and then went and saw Jurassic World before there was a fire under Queen Street mall in the bus stop so I had to catch a train home instead of a bus like I wanted to.
Ended up falling asleep as soon as I got home so I didn't write this until Friday morning.
YouTube Clip of the Day.
Legends of Tomorrow might actually be awesome or terrible. I'm really hoping it is great because I love the concept.
My current resume is two pages long, my last resume was seven. There were some serious edits done at one point. I liked having a lot of information on my resume, in part because I like writing a lot and in part because I felt like leaving anything out would be a mistake. However I was told that brief is better when it comes to resumes because most job openings tend to get hundreds of applications for them and the staff in charge of looking at the pile of resumes only have a few minutes at most with each of them. Seven pages is impossible to read even if it is a job I'm really well qualified for and all my documentation backs this up.
I really really hate applying for jobs, it is a soul killing process. And the worst thing is that when you get a rejection the paranoia kicks in a bit and you try to work out exactly what it is you did wrong and then try to correct for it, but without actual feedback you can end up "improving" something which was perfect already until it is now broken.
It doesn't help that every HR department is different and sometimes seem to want very different things for very similar positions.
So I'm sticking to a two page format for now, short and sweet, doesn't require anything else from me and HR can read it and weep at the majesty I have created.
My Day.
A pretty uneventful day, except for when it was eventful. I did a quick phone interview with the lady from the Gold Coast college about a job. I went into SLQ and did my shift. I got my comic books and then went and saw Jurassic World before there was a fire under Queen Street mall in the bus stop so I had to catch a train home instead of a bus like I wanted to.
Ended up falling asleep as soon as I got home so I didn't write this until Friday morning.
YouTube Clip of the Day.
Legends of Tomorrow might actually be awesome or terrible. I'm really hoping it is great because I love the concept.
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