| One of the most common questions I am asked to | | | | summarize their abilities within this amount of space, |
| address is whether or not a candidate who is seeking | | | | they may have difficulty performing at an optimal level |
| a particular position should attempt to keep their career | | | | within their organization. This perception certainly may |
| information confined to the space of one page. While it | | | | have little merit but, nevertheless, it does exist in very |
| seems fairly obvious that those with five or less years | | | | prevalent fashion and must be taken into account |
| of experience in the workplace should do all possible | | | | during the formulation process. |
| to keep things compressed to a single sheet, what | | | | Areas to consider amending in order to keep things |
| about those with much more seasoning or highly | | | | concise: |
| technical backgrounds? | | | | - Font size - 12 point is more than sufficient. |
| During the early part of the decade a very tangible | | | | - Corporate logos, grand expanses of italicized |
| movement took place whereby individuals were often | | | | flourishes, and ornate text boxes can be attractive, but |
| prompted to construct a one-page resume no matter | | | | make it a point to focus on content that will show why |
| how much experience or accumulated skills they may | | | | you should be hired. |
| have acquired. This was fantastic for those in HR | | | | - Keep bulleted statements to a minimum and utilize |
| departments who had become accustomed to | | | | only those that truly emphasize your ability to |
| searching for keywords or simply did not have the | | | | successfully fill the position and help the company |
| desire to peruse past Page 1. However, it soon | | | | generate revenue and growth. |
| became clear that many individuals were omitting | | | | - Results that are outlined in compact form are far |
| information from their profiles that provided a more | | | | more important than softball league affiliations or |
| thorough and comprehensive outline of their true | | | | wreck diving acumen. Eliminate all personal items that |
| capabilities, quite often to their detriment. Based on the | | | | may seem unnecessary. |
| numerous resumes I read each day, there can be no | | | | Numerous studies have shown that the typical |
| question that things have shifted back to longer | | | | employer will devote less than 30 seconds to each |
| abstracts. Nonetheless, there seems to be a very | | | | resume they read. Make certain to make the most of |
| clear preferred page number emerging that all | | | | this time and quickly grab their attention with |
| applicants should take into consideration. | | | | accomplishments, proven leadership skills and, if |
| Many hiring managers have told me that they have | | | | applicable, appropriate technical certifications and |
| difficulty reading anything more than two pages - | | | | knowledge. It's a simple manner to keep a copy of that |
| something to keep in mind no matter how much | | | | 6-page behemoth in the rare event that an individual |
| experience you may have. The vast majority of these | | | | wants to examine it. |
| individuals feel that if a potential contributor cannot | | | | |