How Long Should Your Resume Be?
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How Long Should YourResume Be?
Amy L. Adler
CEO
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Resume Lengthfor Individual Contributors
• Two pages should be sufficient.
• Promote the last 10 years or so of your professional experience.
• In rare cases, where your last 10 years of work was with the same organization, one page will support your entire career history.
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Resume Length for Managers
• Balance the 10-year rule of thumb with your titles.
• Brand yourself effectively.• Focus only on the last 8
years--or perhaps the last 15. • Avoid highlighting lower-level
positions that don’t support your future goals unless they provided you the platform and the technical experience to launch your management career.
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Resume Length for Executives
• Balance the 10-year rule of thumb with the types of titles you have.
• Focus on your president and vice president roles in depth, relegating lower-level experience to a smaller space.
• Your resume should be two to three full pages.
• If you don’t have enough data to complete three pages, stick with two.
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Questions?
• If you have questions on how to market the subtleties of your own unique experiences, do not hesitate to reach out to me at Five Strengths.
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