The “keep your resume to one page” rule may be on its way out, a new survey suggests. While more than half (52 percent) of executives polled believe a single page is the ideal length for a staff-level resume, 44 percent said they prefer two pages. That compares to 25 percent polled a decade earlier who cited two pages as the optimal resume length; 73 percent of respondents preferred a single page at that time.
Respondents also seemed more receptive to three-page resumes for executive roles, with nearly one-third (31 percent) citing this as the ideal length, compared to only 7
percent 10 years ago.
Personally, I've always thought a two-page resume was acceptable for someone who's got 15 or 20 years of experience under their belt. But that doesn't mean you should take such trends as a license to go long. Among other things, resumes are an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to prioritize and write clearly and concisely. Saying in two pages what you can say in one doesn't demonstrate either.
Resumes Inching Up [Accountemps]
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