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I hired professional resume writer, he said more than one page is fine esp as you gain more experience
Chief
Thank you! I’m realizing I only ever see resumes of people just starting out, so I don’t know what’s acceptable or common for more seasoned applicants. Thank you for the insight!
I would say back and front is fine in many fields as you gain experience, but a half page is weird? in my pre lawyer life i used to teach resume workshops and stuff, and generally I think one full page front and back (two page pdf) is fine as long as youve been out of school for more than 3-5 years and have had more than one job or relevant experience
Chief
Thank you! I ran my question and my resume by my family after I posted here. They agreed with you and helped me get my resume back to one page 🙂
I think it’s normal and fine to have >1 page resume. Also depending on how you apply, you may have to submit through an employers portal or on LinkedIn and the format gets changed anyway, so it’s common for the hiring manager to receive a document that’s longer/ format different from what you submitted.
Chief
Thank you!
What’s on the resume? Would it work to have a 1 page resume and a 1 page deal sheet/case sheet instead? I got this suggestion as a senior and had v good results and feedback after making this change - the deal sheet gave folks a really good picture of what my experience was more so than “associate at fancy firm #1, #2 and #3” and I got a lot of positive comments on it from interviewers. And I could shorten the resume because I wasn’t trying as hard to explain what I did at each firm (which was the same job basically anyways so looked repetitive).
I would strike any prelawyer experience (including legal internships) unless especially relevant.
A recruiter recently told me that it should be more than one page if you have been practicing for awhile (I’ve been practicing for 9 years). I have an extensive “representative matters” section to highlight my specific experience.