Comments on: Resumes – 1 page or 2? http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Karsten http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Karsten Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:03:40 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2349 If you are consulting and contract employee roles, a bio is often 4-5 pages (or more). Clients/employers want to see not only what you have done specific to the role they are looking for, but want to see the range of other activities that give you a broad value proposition. For a C-level job I can see a one page working (do you even submit resumes at that level or wouldn't your exec search firm write a bio for you?) If you are consulting and contract employee roles, a bio is often 4-5 pages (or more). Clients/employers want to see not only what you have done specific to the role they are looking for, but want to see the range of other activities that give you a broad value proposition.
For a C-level job I can see a one page working (do you even submit resumes at that level or wouldn’t your exec search firm write a bio for you?)

]]> By: Matthew http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 Matthew Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:56:47 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2348 Unfortunately, keeping it to one page is a pretty bad idea. Two to three is fine. I wrote about this here: <a href="http://www.matthewkimberley.com/2007/05/nobody-reads-your-cv.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.matthewkimberley.com/2007/05/nobody-reads-your-cv.html</a> Unfortunately, keeping it to one page is a pretty bad idea. Two to three is fine. I wrote about this here: http://www.matthewkimberley.com/2007/05/nobody-reads-your-cv.html

]]> By: Tim Berry http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Tim Berry Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:20:02 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2347 Nice post. Just FYI I tracked back on my blog but it went to the wrong subfolder, so I did it again manually. Feel free to delete this basically logistical comment. And stick to the 1 page resume, Rob, you were right all along. Tim Nice post. Just FYI I tracked back on my blog but it went to the wrong subfolder, so I did it again manually. Feel free to delete this basically logistical comment. And stick to the 1 page resume, Rob, you were right all along. Tim

]]> By: Rowan Manahan http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 Rowan Manahan Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:33:17 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2346 The CV will be as long as the CV needs to be in order to (a) get you on the shortlist and (b) set the agenda for the interview. If you are a well-known, hotly sought-after exec, then one page outlining your triumphs is plenty. If you are the same person, but not well-known, going for the same job, you may need 3 pages to achieve the same result. And that's before we even get into a discussion of Medical and Scientific candidates with 40 pages of publications, presentations, research, posters, keynotes, etc ... The CV will be as long as the CV needs to be in order to (a) get you on the shortlist and (b) set the agenda for the interview.

If you are a well-known, hotly sought-after exec, then one page outlining your triumphs is plenty. If you are the same person, but not well-known, going for the same job, you may need 3 pages to achieve the same result.

And that’s before we even get into a discussion of Medical and Scientific candidates with 40 pages of publications, presentations, research, posters, keynotes, etc …

]]> By: Mike http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Mike Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:25 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2345 Rob, I have seen 4 page technical resumes, which drives me nuts! I think for executives, one page would require some REALLY TINY TYPE to get in the relevant information. Then again, if people went the copywriter approach to their CVs, maybe one page would work. Mike Rob,

I have seen 4 page technical resumes, which drives me nuts! I think for executives, one page would require some REALLY TINY TYPE to get in the relevant information. Then again, if people went the copywriter approach to their CVs, maybe one page would work.

Mike

]]> By: COD http://www.businesspundit.com/resumes-1-page-or-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 COD Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3194#comment-2344 In the age of online resumes what exactly constitutes a page? In the age of online resumes what exactly constitutes a page?

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