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Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial:
How to Develop and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

What About "Breakable Rules" of Resume Writing?

 

Resumes rules meant to be broken...

• While many college students/recent grads are told to limit resumes to one page, you don't absolutely have to have a one-page resume, especially if you have good experience.
• More experienced job-seekers can (and often should) have a resume that is longer than one page.
• Your resume should be long enough to establish what you have to offer, yet short enough to entice the reader to want to know more (interview).
• All important points should be introduced on the first page if your resume is more than one page.
• If the material on the second page of your resume fills less than half a page, it may be better to condense to one page.
• Your resume shouldn't be more than two pages, without a good reason.
• Your resume type size should be no smaller than 10-12 point. Eleven-point type is ideal.
• Include only relevant (to the job you are seeking) information on your resume.
• See our article, The Scoop on Resume Length: How Many Pages Should Your Resume Be?

 

 

 

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