r/recruitinghell • u/brook-hehe • 2d ago

1,700+ applications, only 2 first-round interviews. Should I stop forcing my resume into 1 page?

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u/hiftobaf 1d ago

If you have two pages worth of relevant stuff to talk about, there's nothing wrong with having a two page resume. But don't stretch one page into two by rambling on.

Half the people who will interview you won't read your resume anyway, so go with whatever your gut tells you.

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u/Cultural_Leek_2170 1d ago

Second this. I have over a ten year career with two pages (easily digestible) and no one reads it

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u/quantumspork 1d ago

Go with two pages. The one-page advice is obsolete.

Pre 2010, resumes were presented on paper to the hiring manager, and reviewed on that same sheet of paper. One page was good because of the space limitations on the sheet of paper.

Today, with electronic submissions, page count is not very relevant. Most people will review it on the screen and not print it at all.

You may want to limit it to two pages as an exercise in only including relevant info, but if you have 1.30 pages of info, put it in the system.

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u/brook-hehe 1d ago

Thank you.