Question:
I just read an article in a student-oriented
magazine which suggested that one simply MUST have
an "objective" but that it either ought to be
tailored to each company (as if, these days, one
can have much of a clue what any companys' structure
is, let alone what it will be 1 year from now) OR
make the "objective" so broad that "one size fits all".
It seems, these days, that having the "good fit"
"objective" on ones' resume is likely to be more
a matter of luck than anything else.
Am I being pessimistic or realistic, here?
Answer:
-I missed the post that you are refering to, but I hope that
the person is not hiring technical staff. I am a programmer.
My resume hasn't been single page since I finished my BS.
We have been doing some interviewing in recent months. The
only resume I have seen (I'm not screening) in this round which
was single page was sent formatted by a headhunter. It was so
cramped that it hurt my eyes trying to read it. Single page,
fits the rule, but LOUSY layout.
If you are a new graduate with no relevant employment, a single
page can probably hold all that you should have on a resume. If
you have previous jobs to describe, it probably won't fit. The
information from these descriptions is more important than the
fact that your resume is two pages long.
