Resume Writing Basics, Part I

I'm starting a series on some resume "basics". It will have 6 posts.

Here is the first one:

1, Keep It Short

Considering that initially HR personnel only spend approximately 5-10 seconds on a resume, the shorter your resume, the most desirable it is. Aim for one page.

Of course, it is sometimes impossible to create such a short resume. You might have to include a second page because you have way too much information regarding your work experience, accomplishments, etc. In this case, make sure that you list the most relevant information within the upper half of the first page because that is the section that gets looked at first. This way, these important insights will surely be noticed.