How long my Resume should be?

Resume Writing might sound to you a very common topic but I couldn’t hold myself in bringing up this topic after attending one of largest Job Fair in Canada called “National Job Fair” where I was appointed as a Resume Critique Consultant.

I would say 50% of the job seekers came up with one question - the length of resume? Shall I fit my resume to one page, is this a golden rule? or How my vast experience would fit into a single page resume?

We really don’t know who came up with this one page resume formula but most of the job seekers live with the same principle and still not sure.

According to me there is no hard and fast rule of keeping resume to a one page unless you are pursuing a career change and your experience is not relevant to your new objective.

Working as Sr. Recruiter my job is to shortlist the best qualified resume for my client and so far my client’s golden rules of short listing any candidate are:-

• Relevant experience,
• Achievements,
• Confident tone & positive language,
• Don’t lie,

I don’t see one page resume being effective in today’s cut throat competition especially if you have above 6 years of experience, I would say at least two page resume justifies any job seeker experience.

Resume is your marketing tool and I suggest to people to keep resume concise and focus on your accomplishment which could prove to be a key selling point. Also, make sure that every word in your resume should sell your value to a prospective employer.

If you are still not sure how to make your resume then please write to me at mailto:recruitmentdiary@gmail.com