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One, two, three
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How many pages should your resume be?
Having written over 7,000 resumes during the past 16 years, I assure you there isn’t a magic length for a resume.
The real question should be how many pages it will take to adequately articulate my ‘corporate story.’
Your resume is your Corporate Story, and you should showcase it with confidence and thoroughness.
Despite what you may have heard, length does not matter!
Although there seems to be an ongoing controversy about whether a resume should be one or more pages, I don’t believe shorter resumes take precedence over longer ones.
In fact, sometimes really short, brief resumes just make a person look unqualified.
My advice is to design your resume to address all the relevant requirements of a job opportunity and highlight your credentials in a way that answers the reader’s internal question - are you qualified?
If you answer the qualified question no matter how many pages it takes, getting an interview could be as easy as one, two, three!
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