For most job seekers, the perfect resume is one page long.
If your situation is unique and you think your one-page resume isn’t the ideal length, read on for more answers to this question.
Few examples recommend more than two pages in a resume.
The first scenario is if you have 20+ years of highly relevant work experience. It may be worth including multiple pages if they are all directly related to your ability to perform exceptionally well in the position you are applying for.
A more ideal way to handle this type of situation is to remove the work history that makes it difficult to tell your story about a particular position. This process is explained later in this article.
The second scenario is when the resume is explicitly instructed, or stated in the job description, that it may or should contain multiple pages.
If you can fill out two pages of relevant work experience, go ahead. If you can’t do that, stop. Don’t force yourself to write a long resume if you don’t know what it means.
Even those with established careers. Keep your resume short and only show relevant experience first.
You can always provide a longer version or more detail about your work history in an interview.
If your resume is longer than two pages, it is very unlikely that a recruiter will read it all, so don’t waste your time writing so much.
Here’s a chart I made to help you determine the length of your resume.
