<p>I've been applying to some summer programs, etc., and they request resumes. Does anyone know a clean-looking resume format I could use? All of the ones I find online are either very bland looking or are missing pieces. Also, everywhere I look it says to keep my resume to one page, although am not sure how this is possible without not mentioning some activities or skipping out on something. Does everyone keep their resume to one page (this is not for college applications, mind you)? Thanks.</p>
<p>need some help here 
and I have googled it… not much out there…</p>
<p>Yes, keep it to one page. Unless you’ve been in the business for 5+ years, with published papers, new patents, or increased profits substantially, why are you thinking you can’t put everything on one page? (this is not for ceo / cfo positions, mind you).</p>
<p>… was that an attempt at humor?</p>
<p>Yes, the general rule of thumb is to keep all resumes to one page. Just mention your most significant achievements. Even the most accomplished professionals who’ve worked in their respective industries for many years often have one-page resumes.</p>
<p>An actual resume I found online:</p>
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<p>Pretty much all resumes should be one page. You should consider reading about what resumes really are. No high school student is ever going to have a multi-page resume.</p>
<p>Seriously, one page. Think of it as headlines for all the great material you’re going to expand on during the interview.</p>
<p>I had an activity sheet for my college application that was two pages (I elaborated/explained some of my activities), and I was told by many people that it was totally okay…</p>
<p>You can group your activities into main categories. That way it won’t seem like this long, random laundry list.</p>
<p>Its always been one-page. You can’t possibly have done so much before college to warrant more than that. Heck, even after holding 4 different jobs/internships, I have no trouble keeping it under 1.</p>
<p>scrivener: Here’s the rub: place yourself in the seat of a person who reviews resumes. Yes, you spend days and days on finding the exact wording, the exact amount of detail – your resume reader looks at it in five seconds.</p>
<p>No offense but no adult would consider a high school student’s achievements to merit over one page in a resume format – frankly the level of detail you’d want included is superfluous to that reader.</p>
<p>One page rule holds until you’re about 26 years old or so relatively advanced in your career.</p>
<p>yeah i guess i’m thinking more of what xrCalico said, something like an activity sheet…</p>
<p>The reason I ask is that I applied to the Page Program, and they asked for a resume, so I sent in a one-pager. It seemed odd to keep it to one page, because it did not allow me to elaborate on any of the activities I’m involved in (but I did end up sending in only one page). Thanks for all the responses!</p>
<p>By one page, is one page back and front ok? Cuz thats what my high school tells us to do</p>
<p>^No, you never write on the back side of page in a resume. One page means one page—just the front of the page.</p>
<p>Well, which part of “One Page” are some of you missing? I look at resumes every day, and while I may spend more than 5 seconds on reading it, I don’t spend more than a couple of minutes, tops. </p>
<p>I look at the “objective statement”, the academic resume, and job experience, regardless of whether the experience is directly related to the position. In a minute, I’m trying to get a mental picture of who this person is, and will this person be successful in the role we are looking to fill.</p>
<p>If we got a two page resume from a high school student looking for an internship, we would probably chuckle.</p>
<p>Good lord, one page is enough. I’ve seen my share of professional resumes and none of the good ones exceed a page - and they cover 5 to 30 years more experience than a high schooler has.</p>
<p>I’m sorry if I offended over the notion of a 2 page resume, because it appears as if I have. My main concern was just that I can barely fit my Academics, Honors & Awards, EC list, Community Service, and Work Experience onto my resume, and had to leave out one or two things. I know that it is not absolutely essential to include every little thing (which I did not do), but I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing out on something.</p>
<p>It’s not that it was offensive. I for one was curious how you’d never heard of the one page rule before. I went to a very poor high school and we had a freshman seminar class that went over resumes and the like. I think that should reflect poorly on your high school, not necessarily on you.</p>