<p>I am a Senior Journalism Major, and i'm pputting together my resume for jobs and the like. Now, almost every resume workshop tells me that I need to only have one page for a resume, because it makes it easier on the employeer. However, I've done a fair amount of internships, and I feel that making it only one page will take away from what I've done.</p>
<p>NO! Whatever you do, don’t go over 1 page. It is a 1 page summary of your skills and attributes. Anything over 1 page looks very unprofessional. Everyone from the managing director at Goldman Sachs to the state school junior with a 3.0 GPA has 1 page for their resume.</p>
<p>Just put your best items on that one page and trim the rest.</p>
<p>Don’t go over a page. Some people say it’s OK, but why take that chance? Anyways, you really should be able to simplify everything to 1 page, because a resume is essentially a list of stuff you have done. It doesn’t matter if you are the most accomplished person in the world. Any accomplishment that is good enough to put on your resume should be self-explanatory. And don’t put everything on your resume, just the important stuff.</p>
<p>I disagree. My resume is academically and research orientated and is 3 pages.</p>
<p>Use as many pages as necessary to succinctly get across your accomplishments to date. For some that will take more than one page.</p>
<p>Ever seen an academic’s CV? The one page rule, a fairly recent rule in the scheme of things, applies in many fields but there are exceptions. Your field is one that I am not overly familiar with so I would ask the staff in your college’s career counseling office and either your academic advisor or a contact in the human resources office at one of the organizations you have interned with. The thing about rules is that there are always exceptions. When I was hiring people in a non-profit field I found very few 1-page resumes that really told me what I wanted to know but I also found little useful information beyond page 2.</p>
<p>You should print the resume on the same sheet on the back side.</p>
<p>Do more than one page at your own risk. 95% of employers will never turn to the 2nd page.</p>
<p>It used to be the rule that anything over 1 page was unprofessional, but times are changing. It is perfectly fine to go over one page - however, make sure the IMPORTANT things are on the front side. This would include Education, Experience, and Skills. If you want to include things like Activities or Awards & Honors, put them on the back.</p>
<p>I hate people who insist that 1 page resumes are the ultimatum. It’s not true, don’t get stuck in that idea. I submitted about 10 copies of my resume at a career fair a few weeks back and have been contacted by four companies already. My resume was one sheet front and back. They do look.</p>
<p>The ONLY time your resume should be longer than a page is if you are applying for an academic position. Most job resumes of college students should not be longer than a page. If your resume doesn’t fit, start cutting things off in reverse order of importance. </p>
<p>Trust me, nobody really cares about all the stuff you do in school. For some of my friends who have had multiple internships, they literally listed all their school activities in two lines. </p>
<p>If your resume is longer than a page, it gives off a very bad initial impression–that you are unprofessional and inexperienced.</p>
<p>does your school have a career center? go there.</p>
<p>I read job resumes, so the following is from my experience:</p>
<p>Keep in the mind that the resume has only one purpose: to get you an interview. Nothing else. The interview is where you go into details and fill in the broad brushstrokes. </p>
<p>So don’t make your resume difficult to read. In fact, it must capture the reader’s interest VERY quickly; with me you have about 30 seconds. That’s how long it takes me to scan a resume and decide if you’re someone I’d like to know more about. Don’t make it hard for me to find those nuggets I’m looking for.</p>
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<li> One page! Remember you are summing up your qualifications. You will amplify in the interview.</li>
<li> Lots of white space. The page should look clean.</li>
<li> Font = Times New Roman. Paper = white or off-white. Your name and contact info = centered at the top, slightly larger font, and bolded.</li>
<li> Include only info that is directly relevant to the job you’re applying for.</li>
<li> Bullets. They let me know at a glance what you think is important for me to know.</li>
<li> Phrases, not narrative.</li>
<li> Use buzzwords and buzzterms of your industry.</li>
<li> Proofread, then proofread again. Then have someone else proofread. Errors of spelling, punctuation and grammer are unforgiveable in a resume.</li>
<li> Remember that your only goal is to generate a phone call.</li>
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<p>People who are reading resumes have short attention spans. Get to the point and get to it quick.</p>
<p>Maybe. Or maybe I don’t have unlimited time to devote to pondering each individual resume. In addition to reading the OP’s resume, my day would probably also include reading about 50 other resumes, calling a few of those candidates for interviews, supervising my staff, attending a meeting or two, dealing with customers, answering various emails and voicemails, and when I get a few minutes, doing my own work. That’s why it’s important for the resume to get to the point quickly.</p>
<p>1 page resume unless your applying for an academic position as mentioned earlier in this thread.</p>
<p>If you’re applying for a job out of college, it is likely an entry level position. You don’t have enough experience to warrant a more detailed resume. This summer I interned at NBC Universal, ironically enough one of my assignments was finding fall interns for the department. I received over 100 resumes, only about half of which were even worth showing to my supervisor. On average I looked at a resume for about 15 seconds before I reached my verdict. Here is what I looked for</p>
<p>Order of importance.
- Education (University, degree, GPA)
- Work Experience (relevant internships will almost always take priority over some part time job you snagged to make a little cash)
- Demonstrated interest and non job related relevant experience
- Noteworthy honors or awards
- everything else.</p>
<p>You use your extracurriculars to get that first important internship, then use that internship to get more internships, and then use the sum of your internship experience to convince someone to give you an actual job when you graduate.</p>
<p>I’ve done multiple internships as well, 1 at Time Warner, 2 and NBC Universal and still manage to keep it all on one page.</p>
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<p>Thats not true at all. New graduates should not go past one page, but if you have been working for 10 years its hard not to. Ive never seen a person with good work experience not go over 1 page.</p>
<p>Well I’ve never seen one who has.</p>
<p>Resumes should always highlight the most recent experience, because that’s generally what is most relevant to the employer. Employers do not want to know everything you’ve ever done, nor are they much interested in the “whole person.” They want to know what you can do for them. Do you have the necessary skills? And are you up-to-date with the industry? That’s pretty much all they care about. Jobs from 10+ years ago rarely address either of those questions, and just clutter up the page.</p>
<p>BTW, I structured my last resume a little differently than the traditional, and I got good response from it. I had one section where I listed my relevant skills. The next section listed my employers, titles, and dates – no descriptions there. Employers want to see that you have Skill ABC. They really don’t care whether you used that skill at Company MNO or Company XYZ. </p>
<p>And again, remember the mission of the resume. Its purpose is not to get you a job. Its purpose is to get you an interview. You want to spark interest, and wordiness does not do that. Trust me, employers are busy people and they appreciate a resume that is succinct, relevant, and easy to read.</p>
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<p>It is simply not true for all resumes. Experience overrides all factors in almost all sectors. Experience matters, and should be listed. You are doing yourself harm if you dont. Sure if you have no experience, listing the last 10 years of lemonade stands and stocking shelves is not a good idea. But if the experience applies, then it should be listed. </p>
<p>I suggest everybody rent or buy a few books on resumes, you are very unlikely to see single page sample resumes on them.</p>