2 page resume is best says... hiring managers

Recruiting by Us ... our talk with a hiring manager about the length of your resume

Just got off the phone with a hiring manager who shared with me why he prefers a 2 page resume. Here are his reasons:

1. Candidates who have excellent communication skills are able to articulate themselves very well (within 2 pages). We are "looking for a well written 2 page resume, not a book."

2. If candidates believe that they are unable to showcase their background within a 2 page resume, they should still send us a 2 page resume (with a link that opens up into a more detailed resume) or have a footnote stating "Detailed resume is available upon request."

3. My attention span is short and I have a business to run. No time to be reading a 4 - 10 page resume.

4. Other applicants are sending in a 2 page resume so I refuse to make allowance for an applicant who sends me a 4 - 10 page resume.

5. I am only interested in "what they have done for the past 10 years, not the past 20 years."