How many pages is your CV/Resumé?
How many pages is your CV/Resumé?
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I've always stuck to the 'two-page rule', making sure only the most important skills, achievements etc are presented in a concise manner. However, I have come across a couple of other people CVs and it appears some folks use more (I saw one guys and his was 7 pages long). Maybe I've been thinking about this the wrong way, and it can be long as you like as long as all the information in there is pertinent to the job you're applying for?
I could easily go onto 3 pages and pad out to 4. Would like to see what the general concensus is on this, if any?
I could easily go onto 3 pages and pad out to 4. Would like to see what the general concensus is on this, if any?





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I really think it depends on the CV's purpose. I cannot imagine folks read past the second page...
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Given the type of work I do and positions I'm interested in etc. that's probably as long as I can get away with, especially as some people still harp on about the 1 page resume.
For certain situations/careers/education paths... more is appropriate but probably not for me any time soon.
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I have also developed a list of references and a list of project examples at easy reach if asked for...
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
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It may have to be altered depending on the actual position that you are applying for.
A Curricula Vitae is a more lengthy outline of your total career - usually updated continuously as you add to your work experience and credentials. My CV is perhaps up to about 24 pages.
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my first 4 positions are described only with the one-line job title
it would be 2 pages if I didn't make the last company move
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We're not looking for employment though, so there's a difference
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David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
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Mine is a pretty solid 3 pages (a bit of room to add in the next job or two). The first half of page one provides a quick summary of my skillset/proficiencies, my job interests, etc., and it's immediately followed by a listing of my job experience (chronological order), which continues onto and fills page two. Page three has my Education, a list of paper/presentations, certifications, a list of pertinent skills, and a section for "other information".
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My CV is as long as necessary to tell the reader what I've done. It gets longer as my experience increases.
A resume and a CV are intended for different audiences.
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All the HR managers I worked with said that they read down to the first typo/misspelling or the bottom of page one and NEVER ANY FURTHER. First cut: any typo/misspelling, the applicant goes to the trash. Second cut: do they have the required pre-requisites (without any implication of how well they fit, just that they had the key words)? If not, trash. Final cut: Is the resume "readable" (which is in the eye of the beholder, and no one's opinion matters except the one person reading it)? If not, trash. If so, send it to the hiring manager.
Too many engineers forget that every company has gate keepers to keep from wasting the hiring manager's time. If you can't convince these business majors/clerks/secretaries that you fit the bill then you don't fit the bill. In your third decade it starts becoming common to get jobs from people you know without going through the process, so the hiring manager knows a lot more about you than what is on your resume and your resume becomes pretty pro-forma and can be longer because the HR-puke can't gate-keep you out.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
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Make dammed sure you give them a heads up if you are going to an interview.
While talking to HR at an interview , somebody called one of my references and caught them by surprise, the startled person blurted out " Oh yes he is a good guy, he knows his stuff, but he talks too much.", the interview was for a secure position. Needless to say I did not get the job.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
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