Software developer based in the UK, been doing this in a professional role for 5+ years, been coding since I was 13. C#, JavaScript, SQL, Vue, jQuery, etc, etc.
I'm not a junior nor applying for that kind of role, but I have a general question on your method there. You say longer than 2 pages or 1 in the US and it gets binned. How can you ensure good formatting, accuracy, and full technical background in 1 page? 2 pages I agree with you, but 1 page?
I know, sounds incredible doesn't it? But, from my experience, most US resumes are one page only. Give it a google and you'll see what I mean.
Yes, it's a hell of an exercise in brevity. But it's possible if you treat the resume like the 'answer' to the job spec. Stay focused, trim the fat and it'll probably fit.
This has always puzzled me as well. Up until recently, I've seen 2 pages as being acceptable.
I am looking for junior roles. I have several years of professional work experience, but not much programming experience. My current resume is about a 1.5 pages. To get it down to 1 page, I'd have to remove the bullet points and job descriptions or decrease the font size two point sizes.
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Thanks for the article David.
I'm not a junior nor applying for that kind of role, but I have a general question on your method there. You say longer than 2 pages or 1 in the US and it gets binned. How can you ensure good formatting, accuracy, and full technical background in 1 page? 2 pages I agree with you, but 1 page?
I know, sounds incredible doesn't it? But, from my experience, most US resumes are one page only. Give it a google and you'll see what I mean.
Yes, it's a hell of an exercise in brevity. But it's possible if you treat the resume like the 'answer' to the job spec. Stay focused, trim the fat and it'll probably fit.
This has always puzzled me as well. Up until recently, I've seen 2 pages as being acceptable.
I am looking for junior roles. I have several years of professional work experience, but not much programming experience. My current resume is about a 1.5 pages. To get it down to 1 page, I'd have to remove the bullet points and job descriptions or decrease the font size two point sizes.