radicaldog
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Use a font like Garamond: much more elegant than Times New Roman, but not too obviously different. I expand the spacing by 0.3 pt on my typescripts.
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I use LaTeX myself for typesetting,
but MS-Word is crap.
I do not agree with the one page rule, not all resumes can or should fit on a single page. That said, keep it concise. Involved descriptions of past duties and accomplishments get difficult to read and looks as if you don't know how to edit.
The one-page rule, as I see it, generally applies to the stage you're in with your career. For most professions, I see no reason to exceeed one page if you've got fewer than 10 years of work experience. Seriously, it can be condensed. Maybe for some professions there is a need or reason to exceed a page before 8-10 years of work experience. But for most of the big professions -- finance, consulting, law, marketing, corporate strategy, etc. -- there is really no need for more than one page until you've gotten to a certain age or tier.
To me, someone with little to no work experience who can't discipline himself enough to keep it under a page does not have a solid work ethic, and/or does not understand how to organize his thoughts.
I'm with everyone on the one-page comments. One page is enough until you're interviewing for a senior position and its debatable then.
Yeah. When you get to a truly senior position in your career, you're not really going to be using a resume at all. You are going to be getting jobs because an executive search firm or committee brought you in, or because you have contacts or clients at the firm who recommended you.
I've been involved with interviewing and hiring several people recently, and had to wade through a number of resumes. I agree 100% with the white paper/laser printing consensus here. Much more importantly, as has been said, proofread, proofread it again, and then have someone else proofread it.People laser in on typos, cut and paste errors, and inconsistent or logically untenable statements. We've been hiring QA engineers, and seeing, for example, a statement that their testing achieved 100% bug free code simply looks ridiculous. I can see the intent was to emphasize strengths, but it comes across as misleading at best. I do not agree with the one page rule, not all resumes can or should fit on a single page. That said, keep it concise. Involved descriptions of past duties and accomplishments get difficult to read and looks as if you don't know how to edit.
Are you looking for a postition of assistant florist or junior interior decorator ?
Yes. Cheap printer paper. No fancy fonts (Times is fine), no fancy borders or decorations - all about content.
Times New Roman isn't easy to read for everyone. I'd recommend Arial.