Spinning off from Donna's question, this came up while we were walking down to get breakfast this morning.
1. How long is your resume? 2. In your opinion, is there a maximum length a resume for someone in our field should be? A quick Google search brought up several web pages. The first link pretty much describes my viewpoint, and my resume. http://www.employmentdigest.net/2007/04/how-long-should-your-resume-be/ My resume info: Length: 2 pages, full Time in this field: 15+ years My education and skills sections are at the bottom of the second page, below my oldest jobs, so if there is some hardball nutcase out there who says, "I ONLY look at the first page and throw the rest away," my experience will speak for itself. With the length of time I've spent in this field, plus having worked many, many contract positions over the years, to try and put it all on one page is shortchanging myself. As it is, I've grouped several similar contract positions together to shorten it up, and dropped a few of my oldest contract/temp jobs to keep it at no more than two pages. Additional links on resume length: http://www.careerperfect.com/content/resume-writing-help-resume-length/ http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_length.html http://www.boldcareer.com/blog/archives/2006/02/09/resume_length_how_lon g_should_my_resume_be.html -Carla ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What America needs is more lovers of children and fewer lovers of things. -H. Roe Bartle Lawyer, banker, cattleman, politician, college president and renowned public speaker. Two-term Mayor of Kansas City in the 50's. Local Scout Executive of several councils of the Boy Scouts of America, where he was nicknamed "The Chief" while working with American Indians in Wyoming. He helped lure the Dallas Texans American Football League team to Kansas City in 1962, and owner Lamar Hunt liked Bartle's nickname so much that he renamed the franchise the Kansas City Chiefs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Roe_Bartle - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
