Hey! I'm working on my first-ever ME resume and I’m nearing two pages. Is this considered okay in the industry? Or is it better to strictly stay within one page?

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Everyone will say 1 page....but i will disagree, sometimes. .. I think it depends on what's on there, if its good solid applicable content, leave it on there if you want. I have, and it hasnt stopped me

I find even a good professional thumbnail pic can help too, as long as it makes you look sharp and not vise versa...most people will say dont do this

Id say it depends on your experience level. Entry level to about 5 yrs id say 1 page. 2 pages for more. Im personally at 3 but should pare it down to 2.

I try to keep mine to 1 page of relevant work history but if you have enough to fill 2 pages then go for it. I've reviewed 2 page resumes that had no business being 2 pages and that was a negative factor.

I consider the resume to be like a line card of your skills and accomplishments. It's enough to grab attention and get them to get you talking about those skills in the context the hiring manager wants. Then again, it seems some places lean a bit too heavily on "productivity technology" and miss a number of good candidates due to keywords missing or formatting which doesn't fit with whatever format their algorithm expects. Who knows anymore

I agree with Boing1 above. Everyone will tell you to keep it to one page but I find that to be nearly impossible. I always say no more than two pages. You definitely have to keep it to two pages but I think that is fine.

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