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I completely agree in general, and my resume is in latex along with my papers/etc. However, I'd argue that industry-focused resumes are often a poor fit for la
by jofer 4y ago
I completely agree in general, and my resume is in latex along with my papers/etc.
However, I'd argue that industry-focused resumes are often a poor fit for latex. For an academic CV where going an extra page when you add a new detail is no big deal, latex is perfect. For a business resume, where one face of one page is the absolute most allowable and you're trying to keep content on one page, it gets rough.
I'm not sure it's worse than using other things, but "keep the layout on one page hacks" get pretty messy pretty quick in latex.
- irrational 4y agoWhat kind of business only allows one page resumes? I look at resumes all the time and I think the only time I ever saw a one page resume was for an internship.
- jofer 4y agoIt's pretty industry specific, but at least in mine, 2 pages is a more or less immediate disqualification. You're expected to have a substantial publication history, but including that on a resume will get it thrown in the trash immediately. Including your full work history will also get it thrown away quickly. Ditto with full education. Last degree only. A fair bit of detail from your most recent 2-ish jobs. Key certifications. Nothing else.
- cozzyd 4y agoNot really the same thing but biosketches for NSF/NASA grants are often one page.
- dietrichepp 4y agoOne-page-only is great for new grads and people with a few years of experience. I’d expect someone with 10+ years of experience to use a second page. My résumé is about a page and a half. Old (but relevant!) job experience has already been cut down to a single-line description for each job. At some point, there’s just too much content for one page, even if you ruthlessly edit your résumé down and just give the most essential details.
- yakubin 4y ago10 years of experience is what, 2-3 jobs? Easy to fit on one page. Just adjust the font size and padding between sections from the time you applied when you didn't have any experience and needed to pad your résumé.
- dietrichepp 4y agoI suppose it could just be 2-3 jobs and fit in one page. But 4 jobs is not uncommon, and for me, the 4th job is what got bumped to the second page. You could have an entire discussion about how long people should stay at their jobs, but I don’t think it’s unusual to see someone with 4+ jobs in 10 years on their résumé, and it’s not ipso facto a red flag. I also have a small number of non-work projects which belong on my résumé. People will also put non-industry work experience on their résumé.