Resume Length

I was recently asked my old colleague to refer him for one of our open finance manager positions. He sent me his resume (10+ years of experience across 5 companies), which contained two full pages of packed information. I was always told no more than one page for resume unless you're in academia... curious on what fellow blinders think.

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Industrious ZGStardust Feb 11, 2020

I think two pages is fine for a lengthy career. With ten+ years experience, my resume is two full pages that clearly details my roles/responsibilities at each company, and includes titles of promotions and number of direct reports. I keep my skills and volunteer/appointed positions section to approx 1/4 of a page.

Samsung 🗽212🗽 Feb 11, 2020

Was told by my (old, ex-HR, now SWE) mentor at G that even for high YOE, one page max. HR knows by a glance if they're a candidate or not, and won't read past a page. Make each line count. No one's reading paragraphs. Take that FWIW.

Alvarez & Marsal user178 Feb 11, 2020

I agree that you shouldn't have more than a full page regardless of YOE. If you are later in your career and have had jobs with progressive responsibility than the jobs earlier in your career shouldn't take up much space. If you start as a junior resource at an accounting firm and now are a CFO at a large organization managing resources no space should be spent explaining your first role out of college. Also, people generally only look at a few areas on the resume and don't read the majority of a one page resume. Multiple pages shows that you have trouble communicating concisely and highlighting important accomplishments.

Hyundai Capital America gohca OP Feb 12, 2020

This mirrors what I was told by many recruiters - that recruiters and hiring managers only spend a few seconds, and only look at top section of a resume, before deciding to pass or not.

Oliver Wyman abjf2104 Feb 13, 2020

Yep I agree. A one page resume is better but for senior positions you could extend that to 2 pages but not longer. The employer can always ask for further details or look at your linked-in if they are really interested. I think that all the information needed to decide whether to invite you to an interview or not can be displayed on a 1-2 pages resume

Alvarez & Marsal NewAnalyst Feb 12, 2020

One page should always be the standard for finance I believe. It really depends on the company and who’s reviewing the resume tho. Maybe have 2 versions? One extended and one a page long

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lss0320a Feb 12, 2020

I heard its best to keep in one page unless you are a tech professional who has to list all the necessary projects youve done. Do we need a resume anymore tho? my company picks most of new hires from Linkedin and it seems becoming a trend