Short resume or long resume?

One page is always best.

You are trying to get the attention of a busy person who is being inundated by resumes.

Make it a hard-hitting one page.

When I compare resumes, I like to lay them side by side and see the details. Not flip through pages. I will ask for the details I'm interested in during our interview.

Short Resume

One page always! You have to get your resume down to one page, but that doesn't mean it is general. You need to be direct and to the point of the job listing and the company. A resume only gets skimmed so it needs to be to the point and dynamic so it stands out and shows you have the education and experience for the position. Make sure it is clearly written and has NO typos. Have it looked at by as many people as possible who have experience with resumes and take all advice to mind even if you may not agree. Take resume classes at your school also. People who review resumes for jobs are very picky.

It's better to have a one-page resume. Give as much detailed information in that one page because employers usually just glance at resumes. They don't have time to read every detail in every resume. So, put the most important information on top and in bold letters so that they will attract the employers to read it.

One page using short but specific details. I use bullet points with regards to each job, although with me I have only had two jobs since leaving school two years ago, but even so I recently did a resume for a friend who had 5 jobs listed since leaving school and I managed to condense it in to one page. The whole point is giving an overview of each position you have had so that it gives the idea to a potential employer of what you are capable of and the experience to back it up. Don't forget a good introduction or profile of yourself, a few lines to highlight your strengths at the beginning.

As a recruiter I can tell you that it's very boring to go through long life histories full of irrelevant details.

The best CV or resume brings out skills, desire, inclination and experience which would be relevant to the job you are applying for.

The CV convinces the reader with the message "Yes, I can do this job. I have the required skills, desire and experience. Here is proof of all this. I am a quick learner". If the reader understands that the applicant has already thought about and prepared for showing his competence for the job, the applicant is half way through the door.

A one page, clearly written resume is the most professional. The point is that the new employer can take a look at you at a glance... many times multiple page resumes are the first to be tossed.

I am a recruiter for a fortune 100 company, and I suggest to always keep it short.

With the growing population of online applications circa Monster and Career Builder, the sheer volume of resumes into most companies has increased thus a recruiter, such as myself, reads through hundreds of resumes a day. I, as well as many of my co-workers, will lose interest when reading lengthy resumes as a result.

There is beauty in brevity- 1 page is always best!

It depends on the position. If you have a position with a lot of competition, it is important to have a short concise resume. Your future employer will be looking through a lot. If he takes too long reading yours, he will put it down and pick up another before finishing.

Make sure you include all the relevant information. If you have to condense it to make it shorter, perhaps grouping things would be better.

Of course, it depends on how much information you have too. If you have enough information to easily fill two pages, you should probably condense to 1. If you have enough info to easily fill 4 pages, you should probably cut out or group less relevant stuff then condense. If you only have enough to fill a half page before rambling on, be up front about it and just keep it short.

Employers see enough resumes that they are familiar with the "tricks". Make sure you're up front and honest.

A resume should never be more than one page.

If it's getting too crowded because of a career span, take out the oldest job details and list only company name and address.

Say as much as you can, using as little words as possible.