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I have to say that although interesting, you're still in a situation where potential employers will print off copies of your CV and hand them around for people

by awjr 11y ago

I have to say that although interesting, you're still in a situation where potential employers will print off copies of your CV and hand them around for people to comment on. The golden rule I stick to is your CV (excluding detailed work history) should fit on one page. I'm not sure this supports this.

ricksplat 11y ago
I go for two pages (two sides of a single page) myself. But I think US resumes are a slightly different concept that goes into exhaustive detail about work history. As somebody that has acted as hiring manager in the past, I definitely preferred the shorter curriculum vitae format - it shows attention to detail and an understanding of what is relevant to the job at hand. I have had feedback on my own CV from time to time that it didn't go into enough detail, so it's horses for courses I suppose ...
- lfowles 11y ago
  In the US, resumes are the short summary and CVs are exhaustive.
- Jemmeh 11y ago
  You've got it backwards. Resumes are typically one page. CVs are detailed. In the USA most places will ask for a one page resume. I've noticed some tech companies want a longer resume or a CV though. http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/cv-vs-resume-difference-and-when-use-which/ http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/cv-vs-resume-difference-an...
- awjr 11y ago
  Oh my CV is 3 pages in length, but you know what I can do and most of where I have worked on the first page. The last 2 pages are detailed breakdowns of where and what I have done.
xeromal 11y ago
Piggy backing on your post. From my experience in the US, most two page resumes can be consolidated down to 1 page. Remove the soft skills like good listener and quick learner, and other extra cruft most soft skill resumes have. A good rule of thumb is 1 page for every 10 years of experience.
throwaway1232 11y ago
I recently applied for a program called Google Brain Residency. The idea is that you do deep learning research for one year using Google's resources. Based on the job description, I thought I would be a good match for that program. My biggest selling point where some of the side-projects I had done, which were similar to what they were asking. I used a two page resume layout and described each project on the second page. I got just got a generic rejection email. I am now wondering if it was a big mistake to use two pages, because whoever scanned my resume didn't even make it to the second page. I would be glad if someone with insight into the recruiting process at big tech companies could confirm that.
- jdmichal 11y ago
  I guess my question would be, why did you have all this potentially awesome stuff on the second page instead of the first? I typically tweak my resume every time I send it out, mostly reorganizing or rewording bullet points to emphasize different things. And, of course, the "about me" section -- the very first thing after my contact details -- is basically a short cover letter, custom written to point out exactly what I want them to read.
  - throwaway1232 11y ago
    I didn't want to put side projects first because I thought it looked odd, but I would rethink that next time.
- splike 11y ago
  I got the same response and had a 1 page resume.
- blakeyrat 11y ago
  Well you should focus on putting the stuff that's most relevant first, either by editing your "standard" resume or (if you want it to strictly be date-ordered) by including a cover letter that contains that information. No offense, but I think it's common-sense that people will start reading from the beginning of the document, and a really popular company like Google is going to have at least hundreds of resumes to scan.

by awjr 11y ago

ricksplat 11y ago

I go for two pages (two sides of a single page) myself. But I think US resumes are a slightly different concept that goes into exhaustive detail about work history. As somebody that has acted as hiring manager in the past, I definitely preferred the shorter curriculum vitae format - it shows attention to detail and an understanding of what is relevant to the job at hand. I have had feedback on my own CV from time to time that it didn't go into enough detail, so it's horses for courses I suppose ...

lfowles 11y ago
In the US, resumes are the short summary and CVs are exhaustive.
Jemmeh 11y ago
You've got it backwards. Resumes are typically one page. CVs are detailed. In the USA most places will ask for a one page resume. I've noticed some tech companies want a longer resume or a CV though. http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/cv-vs-resume-difference-and-when-use-which/ http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/cv-vs-resume-difference-an...
awjr 11y ago
Oh my CV is 3 pages in length, but you know what I can do and most of where I have worked on the first page. The last 2 pages are detailed breakdowns of where and what I have done.

xeromal 11y ago

Piggy backing on your post. From my experience in the US, most two page resumes can be consolidated down to 1 page. Remove the soft skills like good listener and quick learner, and other extra cruft most soft skill resumes have. A good rule of thumb is 1 page for every 10 years of experience.

throwaway1232 11y ago

I recently applied for a program called Google Brain Residency. The idea is that you do deep learning research for one year using Google's resources. Based on the job description, I thought I would be a good match for that program. My biggest selling point where some of the side-projects I had done, which were similar to what they were asking. I used a two page resume layout and described each project on the second page. I got just got a generic rejection email. I am now wondering if it was a big mistake to use two pages, because whoever scanned my resume didn't even make it to the second page. I would be glad if someone with insight into the recruiting process at big tech companies could confirm that.

jdmichal 11y ago
I guess my question would be, why did you have all this potentially awesome stuff on the second page instead of the first? I typically tweak my resume every time I send it out, mostly reorganizing or rewording bullet points to emphasize different things. And, of course, the "about me" section -- the very first thing after my contact details -- is basically a short cover letter, custom written to point out exactly what I want them to read.
- throwaway1232 11y ago
  I didn't want to put side projects first because I thought it looked odd, but I would rethink that next time.
splike 11y ago
I got the same response and had a 1 page resume.
blakeyrat 11y ago
Well you should focus on putting the stuff that's most relevant first, either by editing your "standard" resume or (if you want it to strictly be date-ordered) by including a cover letter that contains that information. No offense, but I think it's common-sense that people will start reading from the beginning of the document, and a really popular company like Google is going to have at least hundreds of resumes to scan.