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One Page resume was still the style in 1980, that's cool. Really well written cover letter as well, hard to see that come by these days.
by suyash 8y ago
One Page resume was still the style in 1980, that's cool. Really well written cover letter as well, hard to see that come by these days.
- cm2187 8y agoI am still trying to stick to that. No one has time to read multipages resumes (and I think most interviewers read the resume on the way to the interview room anyway).
- laumars 8y agoOr sometimes during the actual interview itself. As I've unfortunately had to do on more than one occasion.
- mrweasel 8y agoThey still the norm in Denmark. Although more information is normally crammed in.
- astura 8y agoThe majority of resumes I read are one page and my own resume is one page.
- ekianjo 8y agoI am still doing that. One pagers are difficult to write but they save time for anyone reviewing them.
- reaperducer 8y agoA recruiter recently told me that one pagers don’t matter anymore because it’s all electronic now. I guess she doesn’t think that when reviewing 100 applications a screener might not want to constantly scroll.
- Pokepokalypse 8y agoI tried cutting my resume down to one page. I received virtually no callbacks, because I'm perceived as inexperienced. (OR: the shotgun approach to getting past resume filters is a real thing). So then, I exhaustively detailed every past project on my resume. At every interview: it's excruciatingly clear, nobody read the fucking thing. Junior engineers who I interview, know this: Even if my boss hands me your resume the day before, I will read every single word, and I will pay attention, and understand what it means in context of your background. 3 pages is my upper-limit for patience. Your competence is usually demonstrated by about halfway down the second page.
- scarface74 8y agoI have never done the shotgun approach. I always go through local recruiters.