1 page. You did it! Keep it that way, FOREVER! I don't care how much experience you have, keep it to one page.
I see you used the Pages template. Make it stand out a little more. Use blocks of color, not font color to stand out more.
I disagree with the gentlemen who says this format is unconventional. This format is extremely human readable. To make it machine readable, export it to Microsoft Word first and always have a copy that is formatted for Word. Programs that parse the resume largely depend on Microsoft Word, not plain text.
The photo should just be of you. No photo is OK too. I suggest going to a studio and asking for the school photo look.
You need an objective. Your three keywords at the beginning is description enough.
Web developer, not just "developer". Full stack web developer, all the better... just more in terms of SEO here. "learner" 👍 "teacher" 👍.
I am a teacher. I put it on my resume. It's not confusing to people. The omission of an objective makes it unclear in this resume.
What works well for me is swapping out the objective and even the experience per submission.
If you said you built web sites, I wouldn't hire you. Someone else would. Are you looking for a team that builds software or landing pages? Its up to you. The world is your oyster.
Your projects need a lot of work. I'm less interested in what the application does, but instead want to know exactly what you contributed to the project.
P.S. whoever hires you is lucky to have someone who can't stop, won't stop learning.
I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
The thing about keeping it under one page might be good for candidates in the USA (and I'm aware that's where @ryanmdoyle
is from...) but elsewhere it's not really the thing.
In the UK for example, we don't really have "résumés", we have CVs, which are usually two pages. I've seen longer, but when I've been expecting CVs, and something lands on my desk that's a single page, I think to myself, "they haven't done much, have they?"
Outside formal layouts (like the EU standard), I think it's a bit of a trap to think that there are rules for these sorts of things. Give the company relevant information in an easy-to-read manner, and don't worry about things like word- or page-count.
I disagree on the one-page resume. This leads to people selling themselves short by cutting out good information or using super tiny font to get it to one page.
Restructure the resume to promote the important bits on the first page.
My resume is only 1 page and I’ve been developing since the 90s. It has 11pt font, so I see your point but far from illegible. Engineering managers have thanked me before for making it one page. I’ve had recruiters ask me to reformat it before to look like everyone else’s. I respectfully decline. Then they watch me get a callback faster than other candidates or get an offer after 1 round. No one wants to read a book. Last big job search I ended up with 4 offers so I must be doing something right.
It’s hard for someone starting out to get a job. The more unconventional the resume the better so they can stand out.
One of my friends in college went down to the local police station and got the blank paperwork for filing a warrant for a fugitive. He made his resume look like a police dossier. It looked like the real thing, but I think he embellished it to say WANTED. Quite brilliant really. Josh got an amazing job right out of college at a company with a household name.
If I were just starting out today I think I might try something drastic like that. You’ve got to stand out somehow no matter the experience. Page length doesn’t matter. Making a statement does.
Well, you started off your comment by saying your resume is "only 1-page", then ended by saying "page length doesn't matter". So I'm not sure what point you're making. :)
In any case, my advice comes from several job hunting experts. Ultimately, it really depends on the person and their experience. I agree, differentiation is important. The point is to sell yourself and your accomplishments, in order to get an interview. (A resume alone doesn't get someone a job.) If someone can sell themselves in 1-page, great. But don't cut out relevant accomplishments to your own detriment.
For sure. We totally agree! Relevancy is key, but you don't need to push the irrelevant items to second or third pages. You can omit them entirely.
The point I am trying to make by saying "page length doesn't matter" is pretty much what you are saying. It comes down to personality, being able to stand out. Maybe it's a great idea to make the resume a 1000 pages long so when someone goes to print 1000 pages spit out of the printer that read "HIRE RYAN", "HIRE RYAN", "HIRE RYAN" , or maybe its something more clever like if you were to piece them together it says a message. That is if anyone even prints these resumes anymore.
FWIW I've probably interviewed with over 100 companies throughout my career. I've listened to the advice of "experts" and proven them wrong time and again.
Sure, everyone should do what works best for them. Listen to experts, but of course YMMV. I personally am not out to prove experts wrong, but to apply what's relevant for me.
Thanks for the feedback. I have a lot of tweaks to make! I see your point in using the Pages template. Long ago I used InDesign but I don't have that anymore so I think I need to make it less template-y for sure. Thank you for the tips on Word parsing and refining my "objective" as well. I think I need to go back to everything I've ever written, making sure I don't say "websites." I don't want to be making landing pages!
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1 page. You did it! Keep it that way, FOREVER! I don't care how much experience you have, keep it to one page.
I see you used the Pages template. Make it stand out a little more. Use blocks of color, not font color to stand out more.
I disagree with the gentlemen who says this format is unconventional. This format is extremely human readable. To make it machine readable, export it to Microsoft Word first and always have a copy that is formatted for Word. Programs that parse the resume largely depend on Microsoft Word, not plain text.
The photo should just be of you. No photo is OK too. I suggest going to a studio and asking for the school photo look.
You need an objective. Your three keywords at the beginning is description enough.
Web developer, not just "developer". Full stack web developer, all the better... just more in terms of SEO here. "learner" 👍 "teacher" 👍.
I am a teacher. I put it on my resume. It's not confusing to people. The omission of an objective makes it unclear in this resume.
What works well for me is swapping out the objective and even the experience per submission.
If you said you built web sites, I wouldn't hire you. Someone else would. Are you looking for a team that builds software or landing pages? Its up to you. The world is your oyster.
Your projects need a lot of work. I'm less interested in what the application does, but instead want to know exactly what you contributed to the project.
P.S. whoever hires you is lucky to have someone who can't stop, won't stop learning.
The thing about keeping it under one page might be good for candidates in the USA (and I'm aware that's where @ryanmdoyle is from...) but elsewhere it's not really the thing.
In the UK for example, we don't really have "résumés", we have CVs, which are usually two pages. I've seen longer, but when I've been expecting CVs, and something lands on my desk that's a single page, I think to myself, "they haven't done much, have they?"
Outside formal layouts (like the EU standard), I think it's a bit of a trap to think that there are rules for these sorts of things. Give the company relevant information in an easy-to-read manner, and don't worry about things like word- or page-count.
FWIW in the states a one page resume can be seen in the same light. People expect multiple pages. Easy to read is key! I totally agree.
I disagree on the one-page resume. This leads to people selling themselves short by cutting out good information or using super tiny font to get it to one page.
Restructure the resume to promote the important bits on the first page.
My resume is only 1 page and I’ve been developing since the 90s. It has 11pt font, so I see your point but far from illegible. Engineering managers have thanked me before for making it one page. I’ve had recruiters ask me to reformat it before to look like everyone else’s. I respectfully decline. Then they watch me get a callback faster than other candidates or get an offer after 1 round. No one wants to read a book. Last big job search I ended up with 4 offers so I must be doing something right.
It’s hard for someone starting out to get a job. The more unconventional the resume the better so they can stand out.
One of my friends in college went down to the local police station and got the blank paperwork for filing a warrant for a fugitive. He made his resume look like a police dossier. It looked like the real thing, but I think he embellished it to say WANTED. Quite brilliant really. Josh got an amazing job right out of college at a company with a household name.
If I were just starting out today I think I might try something drastic like that. You’ve got to stand out somehow no matter the experience. Page length doesn’t matter. Making a statement does.
Well, you started off your comment by saying your resume is "only 1-page", then ended by saying "page length doesn't matter". So I'm not sure what point you're making. :)
In any case, my advice comes from several job hunting experts. Ultimately, it really depends on the person and their experience. I agree, differentiation is important. The point is to sell yourself and your accomplishments, in order to get an interview. (A resume alone doesn't get someone a job.) If someone can sell themselves in 1-page, great. But don't cut out relevant accomplishments to your own detriment.
For sure. We totally agree! Relevancy is key, but you don't need to push the irrelevant items to second or third pages. You can omit them entirely.
The point I am trying to make by saying "page length doesn't matter" is pretty much what you are saying. It comes down to personality, being able to stand out. Maybe it's a great idea to make the resume a 1000 pages long so when someone goes to print 1000 pages spit out of the printer that read "HIRE RYAN", "HIRE RYAN", "HIRE RYAN" , or maybe its something more clever like if you were to piece them together it says a message. That is if anyone even prints these resumes anymore.
FWIW I've probably interviewed with over 100 companies throughout my career. I've listened to the advice of "experts" and proven them wrong time and again.
Sure, everyone should do what works best for them. Listen to experts, but of course YMMV. I personally am not out to prove experts wrong, but to apply what's relevant for me.
Thanks for the feedback. I have a lot of tweaks to make! I see your point in using the Pages template. Long ago I used InDesign but I don't have that anymore so I think I need to make it less template-y for sure. Thank you for the tips on Word parsing and refining my "objective" as well. I think I need to go back to everything I've ever written, making sure I don't say "websites." I don't want to be making landing pages!