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It's not "just an opinion." It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies. Lots of people think th

It's not "just an opinion." It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies. Lots of people think they're special snowflakes. They're not. If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills. It got to the point where I would automatically toss out any resume longer than 1 page.

solipsism 10y ago
It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies No, it's really not. I've been involved in hiring at multiple American companies. One page is not important. No more pages than you need to highlight your highly impactful experiences is much better advice. If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills You are a special snowflake.
- morgante 10y ago
  > You are a special snowflake. I'm not even the only person saying it in this thread. In very rare cases, you can get away with 2 pages. A self-taught developer just getting into the field is definitely not one of those cases. I've almost never seen a resume which should be been longer and I've seen hundreds which should have been shorter.
davewasthere 10y ago
In the UK, recruiting for various organisations, the defacto standard seemed around two pages. one seemed a little too concise/sparse, three a little too verbose. That said, 1-3 is sort of acceptable depending on how relevant the information is. But 4+ pages would definitely get thrown in the circular file.
- morgante 10y ago
  I'm talking from a US perspective. This varies substantially across countries.
- ionised 10y ago
  CVs and resumes tend to take a different format.
lucb1e 10y ago
> which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies. It does seem to come up a lot on HN whenever the topic comes up, yeah. Though the odds are high, OP might not be American -- and besides that, others will read this thread as well. Perhaps it would be better if we mentioned where on the planet we are when discussing things like this.
- morgante 10y ago
  That's why I deliberately included "American" in my response. This varies substantially between countries.
gorbachev 10y ago
It hasn't been established best practice in any company I've ever worked with. I am interviewing candidates at my company. I see maybe 1 resume out of 20 that fits on a single page. Nobody gives a shit. What we DO give a shit about is what's actually in it.

solipsism 10y ago

It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies No, it's really not. I've been involved in hiring at multiple American companies. One page is not important. No more pages than you need to highlight your highly impactful experiences is much better advice. If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills You are a special snowflake.

morgante 10y ago
> You are a special snowflake. I'm not even the only person saying it in this thread. In very rare cases, you can get away with 2 pages. A self-taught developer just getting into the field is definitely not one of those cases. I've almost never seen a resume which should be been longer and I've seen hundreds which should have been shorter.

davewasthere 10y ago

In the UK, recruiting for various organisations, the defacto standard seemed around two pages. one seemed a little too concise/sparse, three a little too verbose. That said, 1-3 is sort of acceptable depending on how relevant the information is. But 4+ pages would definitely get thrown in the circular file.

morgante 10y ago
I'm talking from a US perspective. This varies substantially across countries.
ionised 10y ago
CVs and resumes tend to take a different format.

lucb1e 10y ago

> which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies. It does seem to come up a lot on HN whenever the topic comes up, yeah. Though the odds are high, OP might not be American -- and besides that, others will read this thread as well. Perhaps it would be better if we mentioned where on the planet we are when discussing things like this.

morgante 10y ago
That's why I deliberately included "American" in my response. This varies substantially between countries.

gorbachev 10y ago

It hasn't been established best practice in any company I've ever worked with. I am interviewing candidates at my company. I see maybe 1 resume out of 20 that fits on a single page. Nobody gives a shit. What we DO give a shit about is what's actually in it.