My first resume revision now that I'm looking for mid-level jobs

[E equals MC2]

Resume building straight out of college was easy. You put your what little work history you have of yourself, GPA, and your favorite significant sounding internship experience.

I've been working in a PM field for about 3 yrs now since I've been out of undergrad. I'm now looking to make the jump out of entry-level jobs. With that I have to also adjust my resume accordingly. Can you share your wisdom on this?

1. I'm assuming I'll finally leave out high school jobs right? I was a Sales Associate in Staples and I left it there right out of undergrad. I believe this now has little use if not hurting me. I get the feeling it'd 'cheapen' resume since I'll be applying to managerial positions. What do you think?

2. I was a marketing intern for NECN (New England local channel) with some cool experience. Should I still keep it in there?

3. 1 page or 2 page? 3 years ago, I got a good feeling that 2 page is a HUGE no-no. Is this still the case? There's NO WAY I can fit all above AND my current experience in one page (I held two job titles via promotion at my current job).

4. I'm thinking of dropping my GPA (3.7) and let it be suffice with my school, degree and double majors. Yes?

4. Any other applicable advice?

Thanks.

 

[TripleAAA]

Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

1. Only list relevant job experience
2. If it's relevant, list it.
3. The 1-page rule is out. If you need to use 2 pages to list all the relevant information, then use 2 pages (try not to use three unless you absolutely have/are at the executive level).
4. Keep it in one tense (past or present depends on whether you want an aggressive resume or a standard resume), horizontal rules go a long way to make it stand out while keeping it professional, consider lining up the dates of employment on one side for easy scanning, and most importantly ONLY USE RELEVANT INFORMATION.

There is nothing I hate more than reading irrelevant information on a resume, and I usually toss them unless they are really impressive.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

There is no more golden rule unless your recruiter/hiring manager is very old school and refuses to keep current with trends.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

There is no more golden rule unless your recruiter/hiring manager is very old school and refuses to keep current with trends.

Where did you pick up this new school of thought that resume is acceptable to have more than a page?

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

There is no more golden rule unless your recruiter/hiring manager is very old school and refuses to keep current with trends.

Where did you pick up this new school of thought that resume is acceptable to have more than a page?

I am a recruiter (switching over to Generalist specializing in many things, including recruiting), and its common knowledge in the industry and among SHRM members.

 

[ultimatebob]

For mid-level jobs, a two page resume is fine. In fact, if you can put all of the relevant skills that you learned in 5+ years of employment on just one page, I wouldn't think that you're much of a candidate!

I'd definitely leave the Staples position unless you were some sort of night manager. Sure... you'll need to put it in your work history on the job application, but it's not helping your resume at all.

The GPA is kind of pointless as well. Unless it was REALLY good (3.8+), I'd leave it off. Employers will be more interested in your work experience at this point anyway.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

There is no more golden rule unless your recruiter/hiring manager is very old school and refuses to keep current with trends.

Where did you pick up this new school of thought that resume is acceptable to have more than a page?

I am a recruiter (switching over to Generalist specializing in many things, including recruiting), and its common knowledge in the industry and among SHRM members.

You got gmail chat or AIM? I'd like to ask few questions.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Keep everything on one page and as simple as possible. That's the golden rule.

With regard to work history, you only want to mention your last 2-3 jobs in most cases.

There is no more golden rule unless your recruiter/hiring manager is very old school and refuses to keep current with trends.

Where did you pick up this new school of thought that resume is acceptable to have more than a page?

I am a recruiter (switching over to Generalist specializing in many things, including recruiting), and its common knowledge in the industry and among SHRM members.

You got gmail chat or AIM? I'd like to ask few questions.

Check your PMs.