Rinku Thakkar

How Long Should a Resume Be

Short answer: it depends, but in most cases, you should stick to the one-pager.

The long answer?

Well, here’s the thing. There’s a very good chance that you don't actually?need?to get past one page.

Unless you have 20+ years of experience, a single page should be more than enough. Your?resume?should be a summary of your most relevant, most recent work experience.

It’s not supposed to be a detailed account of everything you’ve ever done in your life.

For a mid-level professional, here’s what you’d add to your?resume?(which would result in 1-page MAX):

• Contact information section
• 2-3 work experience entries
• 1 or 2 education entries
• Skills section
• Languages section

Now, if we turn this into a real-life resume, you’ll see that it’s going to be hard to go past one page.

If you do have a decade’s worth of work experience, though, or if you’re a senior executive, you can actually break this rule and go for 2.

Make sure to ask yourself, though,?“am I aiming for quality over quantity? Are all the work experience entries I’ve mentioned relevant?”

Now, you might be thinking,?“do I ever go beyond 2 pages?”

Well, you can potentially go for 3, but that’s only if you’re…

• A senior-ranking executive with a remarkable track record.
• Applying for a federal job that requests more information contrary to a civilian application.
• Have a long, lengthy background and you need to hand over case studies, testimonials, and project highlights.

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