Lately I’ve been seeing resumes that are way too long…three, four, or even five pages. In today’s fast paced world where we are bombarded with information constantly and many of us are reading documents on smartphones, a long resume will rarely hold a reader’s attention. I generally advocate for a resume that is one to two pages, but no more.
On my AOL series, Resume Rescue, I recently offered tips for how to tame a long resume and make it more manageable for hiring managers to read. You can check out the full post here.
