abazoskib Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 My resume has grown to be really lengthy, and I am wondering if it is frowned upon to have a resume thats 2 pages long. theres absolutely no way I could fit everything on one page. any advice? i am a programmer in a few different languages, and have been involved in a lot of different projects. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 My resume has grown to be really lengthy, and I am wondering if it is frowned upon to have a resume thats 2 pages long. theres absolutely no way I could fit everything on one page. any advice? i am a programmer in a few different languages, and have been involved in a lot of different projects. Typically, from what I've been taught about resume writing in college, it is much better to have ONLY one page. Anything over one page is no longer a resume and is then considered a portfolio. So if you only have a 3 page "portfolio", I'd say you have a lot more work to do. If you really do have a lot of different projects, then I'd create a large portfolio to cover ALL of them. Then I'd pick the best 3 or 4 to put on your actual resume. Not exactly the "best" ones... but .. the best examples of work to show to an employer that you are qualified to do what they are hiring you for. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-957819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 a resume should summarize your credentials - education, certification, your contact info, and your experience. If you are showcasing your projects on your resume - this is NOT a resume. 2 pages shouldn't hurt you though. My sister works in human resources and she doesn't penalize people for having a longer than usual resume, but she does in fact, prefer one page resumes. A rule of thumb: if you have a lot of stuff to write down - keep it short. If you don't have much to write - your bullshit a paragraph per achievement etc. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-957824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abazoskib Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks for the advice, and I only wrote a paragraph about my current job. Everything else is just mentioned with a one liner. I'll work on it some more. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-957999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 My resume is 2 pages, and I thought that was pretty much a standard. It is very hard to fit experience/education/skillset on 1 page. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-958003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abazoskib Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 My resume is 2 pages, and I thought that was pretty much a standard. It is very hard to fit experience/education/skillset on 1 page. Yea exactly. Thanks, I might just do two pages, and hope that they dont get angry with me. I also have a feeling that out of college, you dont want more than one page because otherwise it turns into a list of all the clubs you were in. I feel like with valid work experience, its ok to have more than a page..any thoughts? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-958008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'd say it depends on what you're going to use it for. If it's for displaying on e.g. your website, I think it's perfectly legitimate making it span over many pages. If you're applying for a job that isn't listed anywhere, I don't think size matters so much either. Of course still while omitting irrelevant shit like "When I was 10 years old I mowed my neighbor's lawn every Saturday". Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/181585-resume-writing/#findComment-958011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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