Tag: resume length

Truth Hurts: The Real Scoop on Resume Length

You’ve spent your career being the A-list ‘go-to’ person in your department or company.   Awards hang on your wall, and the company exec pops in to personally give you a ‘good job’ handshake every so often.  You’re in good standing with an admirable track record. Does your résumé reflect that? Most people spend the majority… Read more »

Résumés Are Not Obituaries

One of the most common mistakes I see in résumés is that the person has provided essentially a laundry list of what they did in a job. Boooorrrrring!! This might be suitable for European-style curriculum vitae and highly technical résumés which thrive on miniscule details, but American-style résumés have turned the corner from the mundane… Read more »

Résumé Length: The Truth Hurts

You’ve spent your career being the A-list ‘go-to’ person in your department or company. Awards hang on your wall, and the company exec pops in to personally give you a ‘good job’ handshake every so often. You’re in good standing with an admirable track record. Does your résumé reflect that? Most people spend the majority… Read more »