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Having a one page resume would satisfy my own fondness for brevity, but it isn't happening. I've trimmed it aggressively over the years, and it's a bit over two
by psyc 5y ago
Having a one page resume would satisfy my own fondness for brevity, but it isn't happening. I've trimmed it aggressively over the years, and it's a bit over two. I think I could get it down to 2 full pages, but it will spill over again. My hyper-terse C.V. alone is one full page. I have more than 20 years of experience. I have no evidence that it's hurting me.
- ericbarrett 5y agoI'm also in the multi-decade range. I've begun dropping my oldest jobs to keep it to 2 pages. This has had three benefits: more space for the relevant positions; I don't get asked about skills I haven't practiced in 20 years; and it makes pre-interview age discrimination a lot harder.
- psyc 5y agoThe age discrimination part is starting to feel like a relevant motivator. I'm increasingly unsure I actually want anybody to know I was a working programmer in the nineteen hundreds. I haven't actually experienced age discrimination yet (I think), but dropping the old jobs feels like good strategic sense.