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I just attended a presentation targeted to professionals in job transition.
The presenter was trying to convince anyone with 3 or more page resumes that they should cut it down to 2 pages or even less.
The presenter then said, that the resume should not completely detail a person.
That the resume should leave them guessing.
I am still trying to get my head around this.
I know you should try and keep your employment to around 10 years ago or less.
The only reason I can think of writing a resume like this is to prevent you from looking like you are over qualified.
Or did he mean, "this person is interesting, I need to learn more"?
He means that most employers now are getting SO many applicants, there is no way they will read all 3 pages of a resume.
IMO, you should only cite the workplaces you have gotten experience that will help you with the advertised job, and the current one you have. If they ask about the holes in your employment, tell the truth. You could say something like "While they taught me "insert random people-person skill", the work I did with them wouldn't give you the best assessment of my abilities for your company.".
Also, make sure the first thing you list under your duties for each job is the MOST impressive, and relate it to the job they are offering.
Make them want to get to know you more by NOT making their eyes glaze over with your resume. Mine is 2 pages; the first one is my job experience, the second is all my awards, trainings, and achievements. Use ANYTHING to put in those columns.
The key to a resume is readability so the eye goes to the headings and functional areas of interest to the employer. Put "key buzz words" in categories bold or underline to draw the eye. Then the detail of your duties and accomplishments under each area underneath.
Remember, more and more companies are scanning your resume for key words and will only print out resumes that have these industry- and position-specific buzzwords.
I just re-did my resume, the first page is a "skills and key words" page overview and the other two are a chronological review.
So it covers everything, I have yet to get an interview, however I do know that with the new one it's at least getting out of HR to the department heads now.
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