Hi Kathy,

Thanks so much for the kind words!

I think executive job seekers and we, as their resume writers and job search strategists, get bogged down with resume length. I would rarely advocate 4 or more pages for a resume, but what’s most important is to focus on best positioning yourself (or our clients) on the page, to align with the needs of target employers.

As we know, there really is no right or wrong way to write a resume.

Thanks for commenting, Donna.

I, too, am a fan of the two-pager, and rarely spill over to a third page for c-level executives. But, sometimes that’s the best strategy for that particular job seeker. As I mentioned in the post, the first page is always designed to stand on its own, so if the reader never gets to the third-page supporting evidence, it’s okay . . . my client’s ROI value is clearly differentiated on the first page.

Best,
Meg

Thank you for this well reasoned post. As with most questions job search, the answer is often, “It depends.”

I remain a fan of the two-page resume, especially for C-level execs, because it demonstrates a person’s ability to sort that which is important from that which isn’t it — an essential ability for a C-level exec.

Donna