and at least two who have said that length is not as important as having compelling high-quality content. To each his own, but I can assure you I'd hire John in a New York minute because he's great at what he does, and he's able and willing to cross a lot of boundaries.
I believe this really is a case of to each his own.... Connie P. Giordano The Right Words Communications & Information Design (704) 957-8450 (cell) www.therightwords.com "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney > -------Original Message------- > From: Sue Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [TCP] How long should a resume be? > Sent: 01 Aug '07 15:31 > > Your examples don't prove the pudding, John. The one you could've brought up > during the interview and ditto with the other one. I don't put the fact that > I worked in ad agencies for years on my resume. During the interview, > though, if marketing collaterals come up, I'll mention it. > > What works for you may work just fine. But you have two hiring managers here > who've told you "um, nope, don't read 'em if they are that long." > > ...sue > > > On 8/1/07, John Posada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There are some jobs that will only be filled by people with detailed > > resumes > > > that are several pages long. Professorships, ambassadors billets and > > > specialized gigs like the ones John manages to land come to mind. My > > guess > > > is that John is really good at audience analysis and he writes his > > resume > > > accordingly. It works for him, but not everyone will benefit by using a > > five > > > page resume for all TW job openings. Probably, most TW job openings > > warrant > > > a two-page resume. > > > > Tom...thanks, don't know if what you say is true or not. > > > > However, let me give you two examples that make me include as many details > > as I can about me and avoid the "tailored" resumes when applying for a gig. > > > > 1) I interviewed for a position at Avaya Communication. The job > > description was for process documentation...Visio, Word, etc. I get there > > and during the interview, the person noticed that 12 years before that, I'd > > been in sales. The deal was clinched...turned out, the gig was to document > > the automation of the complete quote-to-cash sales process, and NOWHERE in > > the job req was sales experience mentioned. > > > > 2) Here at EMC..when it was discovered that I had the UNIX experience, > > moved me up several notches...some of our apps are installed on UNIX, > > nowhere was UNIX mentioned. > > > > So, no...between real-life instances where a very detailed resume got me > > gigs, vs several people saying "I don't like resumes longer than two > pages", > > I'll go with what has worked for me in the past. > > > > John Posada > > Senior Technical Writer > > > > "They say everyone needs goals. 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