Re: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea

[Brathwaitec <brathwaitec -at- cacctus -dot- net>]

I used to have a long 7 or 8 page resume.  The company that I worked for encouraged them because it helped them with putting together proposals.  They'd cut out what wasn't needed.  Old information sometimes helped bolster claims of expertise.  

When I started looking for work I had a very difficult time.  I had no idea that the length of my resume was a problem until I showed a friend who was horrified.  

I have lots of different types of experiences and try to consolidate as much as I can without diluting the resume.  That is hard. 

 I'm not in the market now, but like to keep my resume pretty up to date every few months.  Its a habit that most contractors develop I would imagine.   Reading the responses to this thread, particularly from those who review resumes have been quite enlightening and should prove useful during my next update.

Chantel

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On Sep 5, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Milan DavidoviÄ <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Lynne Wright
> <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tiburoninc -dot- com> wrote:
>> In terms of standards re: page maximums, the importance of brevity, etc., check any on-line resource on how to prepare a professional resume and you'll see 1-2 max. IS the standard.
> 
> Here are the first five results returned by my Google search for resume length:
> http://www.winning-resumes.com/length.htm
> http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_length.html
> http://career-advice.monster.ca/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/how-to-decide-on-resume-length-canada/article.aspx
> http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumetips/qt/resume-length-tips.htm
> http://www.resumesolutions.ca/myths_and_facts_on_resume_length.htm
> 
> Is this what you mean by "any on-line resource"?
> 
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