Is it acceptable to have a two page resumé these days?

[Reggae Mistress]

Never. Resumes should be updated, with old information deleted.

[gwartney]

More important is quality-do you have the right keywords in it to pull your resume out of the vast sea of electronic flotsam that HR or whomever is bombarded with.

This be the key. If you are just sending it in to a job service or directly to a company cold, it will be electronically screened looking for the right keywords. If you have been invited to send in your resume and know that a human will be looking at it, one page is normal unless it is an exec position or is highly technical. Don't include dates on your resume. You will be screened out for being too young or old if that is the case.

By the way, unless you are highly skilled, sending one into monster.com or even directly to a company in response to a job opening is a fishing expedition at best. It's not who you know, it's who you blow.......

[Estocada]

I just went through putting together a resume and working with several headhunters. Some of them sent me 'model' resumes. All of them were two pages long. It may also have to do with where you are in your career. If you are young, maybe one page-but I think two pages are acceptable if you have worked for awhile and can show progression in your career.

I'm not an expert, jmho.

[Zang]

If you're using a resume to get a job, you have already lost.

[wigtropolis]

I always fill out the employment application form, that is usually enough for my places of employment

And I send them to my facebook page, twitter account and instagram.

[DarkFriday]

[Ridic Too]

It is for a regional management position with the company I am already employed by. Most of what is on my resumé is from this company.

[Satori Brah]

I just went through putting together a resume and working with several headhunters. Some of them sent me 'model' resumes. All of them were two pages long. It may also have to do with where you are in your career. If you are young, maybe one page-but I think two pages are acceptable if you have worked for awhile and can show progression in your career.

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some of the answers here

[Jack-A-Roe]

There was a time that I wouldn't even consider a candidate who had more than one page, but I have been updating mine and don't know that I can get it all on one page.

get rid of the fluff

[beatlejews]

whats a resume?

[2Manboobs]

There was a time that I wouldn't even consider a candidate who had more than one page, but I have been updating mine and don't know that I can get it all on one page.

I usually toss the ones that are more than one cover page & one resume page ... You've either had too many jobs, or you're a pompous anus-hole that likes to self-promote things that no one else cares about

[nserafini]

Cover letter plus one page.

[acagirl98]

It is for a regional management position with the company I am already employed by. Most of what is on my resumé is from this company.

two pages are fine if the first is a cover letter in which you use the preferred applicant/ required for role key words (for the scan) and walk them through how you match up to that. Second page list your most recent 2 or 3 roles and only the objectives, skills and accountabilities from each role that can be transferred to or leveraged in the role being applied for.


I can proof read if you like. My career path is the same (mostly with the same company, moving up from within).

[Estocada]

It is for a regional management position with the company I am already employed by. Most of what is on my resumé is from this company.

While a resume is important, you are a known quantity within the firm. Much more important to know what the guy making the decision is looking for and sell to that. f they asked you to apply for it, obviously that is a very strong sign. If you are pushing for it, well...not so good.

[Estocada]

I usually toss the ones that are more than one cover page & one resume page ... You've either had too many jobs, or you're a pompous anus-hole that likes to self-promote things that no one else cares about

I know that for sales oriented resumes, showing specific numbers is key, increased sales from 1.2MM to 2.8MM in a three year period. GM in area increased from 32% to 46%. Expanded customer base from 123 clients to 201 clients...over and over the headhunters stressed specific results in specific timeframes. I nly know about sales oriented resumes, so I don't know how that would apply to other fields.

[acagirl98]

While a resume is important, you are a known quantity within the firm. Much more important to know what the guy making the decision is looking for and sell to that. f they asked you to apply for it, obviously that is a very strong sign. If you are pushing for it, well...not so good.

not as good as being tapped for sure, you make it sound like an icecubes chance in hell.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

Depends on the job dude. Anything science or technical can be 2+ pages especially if you have publications or there's few applicants.

I get a lot of I.T. candidates give me 2 and 3 page resumes.

I fucking hate it.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

[Dream Theater]

people do resumes on paper still?

Yeah, you still look all professional and shit if you hand them a hard copy at your first interview.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

I usually toss the ones that are more than one cover page & one resume page ... You've either had too many jobs, or you're a pompous anus-hole that likes to self-promote things that no one else cares about

And the truth is, it's the cover letter that most often gets your ass in the door for an interview.