Guest Author - Gwendolyn Thompson
In the electronic modern day age of today, the length of a resume is not as important as the form of submission of your resume. Most jobs require electronic application for screening purposes which allows you to spread out your information to sell yourself to the reader.
With the huge amount of resumes being submitted for each open position in today’s modern day age it is likely that a screener will be appointed by the hiring personnel to select a specific number of resumes meeting the qualifications of the job to be submitted for evaluation.
Impressing the screener reading your resume is the first crucial step in the hiring process. The length of your resume is not a factor during this screening period as most resumes are not printed until after they have been selected and saved for further review and consideration.
A good summary of your experience, skills and achievements placed in the beginning of your resume and leading with your strengths and accomplishments for searching eyes to fall upon quickly will result in an increased chance that your resume will be saved and further evaluated.
What needs to be remembered is that the person screening your resume is looking for qualified people that will fit the job opening and have relevant experience and achievements in that area. They are not the hiring personnel but will determine if your resume is viewed for the job.
Because one page or two is no longer a factor in the submission process of the modern day resume, length is no longer a consideration in getting your resume viewed. Content is the determining factor in achieving an interview for the job and bulleted detail is always in your favor.
Today’s modern day resume is one page or two and is prepared in electronic form and tailored to meet the job requirements to increase your chances of being considered for the job. Length of a resume should be as much as is necessary while maintaining the interest of the reader.
Now that screeners have been put in place to review resumes first due to the over whelming response to job openings, hiring personnel have more time to read longer resumes that have been submitted for further evaluation increasing your chances of getting an interview.
