I have no clue what a Scotsman wears under his kilt – and in reality I probably don’t want to know the answer.
But the question that is asked almost as frequently is “How long should a resume be?”
The answer is a simple – your resume should be as long as it needs to be … and no longer.
The more you put into the resume the greater the possibility the person will find out what they want.
It been proven over and over in advertising, the more words in an advertisement the better the advertisement works.
Why?
The answer is simple, if you are interested in the product, you want to learn more. If you are not interested in the product, the number of words makes no difference at all.
But, the words you use, how you write it, and what you include in the resume is important. A short boring resume will not work better than a long interesting resume.
A powerfully written long Guerrilla Resume will work better than a boring resume.
There’s no law against two-page resumes, especially for folks with 10 or more years of experience, or those in highly technical careers. A two-page resumes for recent college grads which includes all the different computer languages, technologies and certifications make sense.
It all depends on what is on the resume.
The longer if your resume the more compelling it must be to read.
Never forget - the purpose of your resume is to get an interview, not to tell your life story.
Always put your most important selling points near the top of page one.
Selling points are what the employer wants – not what you want.
For highly regulated industries selling points might be your degree, certifications and work experience. For sales positions your experience and professional training course may be more important than degrees.
Whenever possible summarize where possible and remember expect to be asked on anything that you wrote about during a job interview.
A one-page resume will work for most people and it’s the length that acts as short introduction.
Is your resume doesn’t fit on one page, here are some ways make room.
- reduce the size of your name and address at the top of the resume;
- decrease the font size for your body copy from 12 to 11 points;
- reduce your top and bottom margins — but try not to go any smaller than 0.5” …
- reduce the size of your headings.
Keep your resume lean and mean using the “So, what” test. After reading each sentence in your resume, ask yourself: “So, what?” Is that last sentence compelling, or fluff? If the words don’t move you, rewrite or remove them. Then ask yourself: “So, what?” again.
What do you think the single biggest problem with job hunters is?
Its not what you think.
Everyday there are more articles posted here. And most job hunters do not know how to make use of them. They don’t seem them as practical or they say “Its not for me!”. I could not disagree more strongly.
I was wondering why they thought that way, then I figured it out.
Lets start with what I know, I get calls, e-mails, and people contact me on LinkedIn.
I have helped people from United States, Canada, India, France, England and almost every other county in the world.
Job hunters live in big cities and small towns. I have spoken to both men and woman. I help people with college degrees and post-graduate degrees. People who earn $50,000, $75,000 and many who earn over $100,000 a year.
I am asked daily to help people find a job. And I really want to help. I really want 10,000 people writing a testimonial that I helped them find a job. I am betting that it will get me on Oprah. This is my selfish reason for helping you get a job.
Each of the people who ask me for help are very good at what they do. They are executives, they are managers and they are technical experts. They work in the back office, they are in operations, they are in sales, they are in marketing, they are in legal.
I have been asked for help from people in many different industries.
All these job hunters need help and I have given it. ZaleTabakman.ca has hundreds of articles with different practical alternatives to “Click and Apply” job hunting. I am going to add articles daily until I reach my 10,000 testimonials.
Here is the answer to the question about why they say “This won’t work for me!”.
The one thing that is always missing in everyone who asks for my help, is that they do not have a good detailed and powerful job hunting plan.
Once you have a plan, its an almost an instant change in attitude and effectiveness.
The difference is phenomenal between job hunters with a plan and job hunters with out a plan.
It doesn’t matter if you have 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, and even 26 years of experience.
The results is a difference in months of unemployment and a serious reduction in stress.
A job hunting plan you can trust in significantly reduces the time you are unemployed and the amount of stress you feel when you are unemployed.
A job hunter with a plan knows what to every day at job hunting, every tactics and tips I provide can be used and evaluated.
- Job hunters with a plan know what to do everyday.
- They can predict how long the job hunt will take, because they know what they have to do.
- A job hunter with a plan can decide which tips are appropriate for them.
- They know who to contact on LinkedIn, Facebook, or any where else.
- They know what to say when contacting somebody on LinkedIn to get the person to help them.
- They know where to network.
- They know what to say when they are networking.
- They know what to expect when networking.
- They know how to change a resume for a particular job.
- They know how to write a perfect cover letter.
- They know what to say in the job interview.
You must have a job hunting plan.
I want you to watch the following video and make sure your plan includes everything you see here.
If you don’t have a plan which includes everything you see, I recommend you immediately click on this link and decide if the Guerrilla Job Search System will shorten your job hunt and reduce your stress.
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