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I hate my CV. I have revised it so many times. Its currently 3 pages (25 years experience) and in Australia people have said it needs more detail. I just have

• mech4bg 13y ago
  Out of interest, who's telling you it needs more detail?
  • dredwerker 13y ago
    The agents.
    • mech4bg 13y ago
      Huh. There's definitely a strong culture of having longer resumes in Australia - my original resume was 3-4 pages long, which I whittled down to 2 when I moved to the US (and could easily get down to 1 now). I think it's a waste of time though, no one actually reads through all that stuff when it's that long. If people need further detail after seeing a one page summary they can ask. But obviously you just have to deal with whatever people expect. I wonder if the agents are right though, or if it's just what they're used to? I've only ever hired in Australia, only applied for one job while I was there, so I don't have no first hand knowledge of applying for jobs with a shorter resume. I know I definitely appreciated the shorter resumes when I had to look through them though.
      • fecak 13y ago
        Are Australian recruiters and hiring managers actually reading all those pages thoroughly? I've rarely had to encourage candidates in the US to beef up their resumes (sometimes they need to add more tech content), but I'd probably advise over 50% to trim them down.