1 vs 2 page resume review
Hi Everyone,
I want to know your opinion on which resume you prefer and perhaps why so? I'm going to be graduating in May 2012, and I will be looking for a entry level finance position.
This resume has one page. I don't know why razume formatted it like that, but assume it is formatted correctly: http://www.razume.com/documents/24786
This resume has two pages. The only problem with this one is that the experience for my university is on the 2nd page when it's supposed to be on the first: http://www.razume.com/documents/24788
umm, you kidding brah? as a senior your resume should never run over a page...
NEVER ever have over a page. Personally I don't like either. Too much clutter and disorganized... Also how can you say you are 'highly experienced' when you haven't worked a day yet? I don't like the long paragraphs on the first resume - sum it up in short, concise bullets that get to the point.
this resume is an auto ding... unless op starts following the format ^
Unless you are an executive with 25+ years experience, I would keep it to one page.
Even the one pager is god awful.
two pagers go right in the trash they scream "hi, I'd like a job, and your time means precisely dick to me"
100% one-page. Even the one pager, as one person said, is god awful. The formatting sucks and there is white space everywhere. Follow the M&I format closely, and read up on their tips - they are very helpful (same goes for cover letter if you need one). Remember your resume is not somewhere you want to show creativity in formatting. It needs to look like you fit in with the crowd.
And when sending something to people for feedback through razume, at least make sure the formatting is clean and flawless. People are giving free advice here, try to respect their time.
God, I can't wait to start working so I can auto-ding anyone who puts an objective/profile/qualifications section on their resume.
OP is going to get nailed.
Way too long. Employers do not need a paragraph description of what you did. They just want to know the highlights. Especially for work done before graduating college.
Sections:
Academic Experience (For 95% of campus recruiting, this should go first) This is where you put GPA, SAT/ACT scores (if above 700/33), Business Honors, Chancellor's Scholar, Business Honors, etc. Don't forget to mention the selectivity on these programs. Nobody in banking knows what CHP is, but if you're one of 125 out of 8000 students at a state school, you've just gone from being a non-target to being competitive with most target school kids.
State the better of your major GPA or overall GPA.
I would recommend non volunteering coursework on your resume, especially S&T interviews.
Work Experience List each position and two or three points on what you did.
Skills One or two lines under here.
Selected Projects If applicable. Don't repeat stuff from work experience.
Awards, Certifications, and Other This is the section to put various accomplishments in that don't fit anywhere else. It's not required, but it's an opportunity to add some character or flavor to your resume:
-Eagle Scout -CFA Level 1 -State Finalist in xxxxx -B-licensed skydiver -National Merit scholar -Interesting or specific hobbies that differentiate you and aren't repeats of other info. IE: Waterskiing, Hudson River School Artwork, Motorcycle roadracing, playing classical piano music. Do NOT list "art", "foreign relations", "exercise" or anything that sounds too typical, as you risk coming off as too boring.
If your resume is less than 3 pages, you obviously haven't done enough with your life. If I were you, I would just combine the two you have into one epic resume. Guaranteed to work.
Your resume can be two pages once you have a deal sheet. Your experience should always fit on ONE page. The second page should be only your deal sheet.
In the corp world, Seniors that have been there done that may have their experience on two pages.
As an undergrad, people won't even read your resume if it doesn't fit on a page, with 1-inch margins and font 9 minimum.
For a college senior, 1 page or bust...
THAT RESUME SUCKS!
you should definitely bold where it says you gained skills in P/E Ratios. shits real
Hah! I missed that one.
Thanks to those who gave valuable input. Some of you are just obnoxious.
We're all just jelly of your advanced P/E ratio skillz.
This is a 20-year-old kid. I know you guys are just trying to josh him, but it looks kinda mean to a kid who's new at all of this. He didn't know it looks arrogant to us for him to have a two page resume as a college kid when we've all condensed six, seven, even eight years of college and work experience down to one page.
My first resume was a traditional one page resume but with a "projects list" of seven projects on the back largely of stuff I don't even remember today. Tech guys are REALLY bad about this- they want to list every small project of the last ten years. I saw one resume that ran six pages- I asked the guy to cut it down and he reduced it to two and a half!
@Flake pick on someone your own size.
I'll try, but I'm fat and it really limits my selection =(
You know, if you switch to cheap carrots and broccoli and drive a rusty honda that you occasionally need to get out and push up the hill, you've got a great plan for staying in shape. :D
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