For starters, do not use online threads where people are complaining about annoyances as a guide to finding the best practices for a given area. :) But when it

For starters, do not use online threads where people are complaining about annoyances as a guide to finding the best practices for a given area. :) But when it comes to resumes (in America), 1-2 pages is the conventional wisdom, short and sweet as opposed to exhaustive. Highlight your big-win accomplishments and ability to get stuff done. Don't worry about tiny details that you're only putting there for completeness. Benefits, not features! Treat it like a landing page: the goal of each header/paragraph is to keep the reviewer reading, and ultimately, to want to contact you because you are awesome.