I’ve just returned to New Zealand after living and working in the States and UK for five years. I’ve been getting into job hunt mode and have been visiting recruiters in the past week. One of them said that my resume (formatted for the US and UK job markets) is too short. At a paltry two pages, I was told it needs to be at least three pages with five pages being preferable.
I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would want to read a five-page resume, let alone specifically request it. It’s not like I’m a CEO and have been working for 20 years, although that would probably still be as equally boring to read as my resume if it were five pages long.
Google isn’t helping me (mostly because there is nothing on the internet in New Zealand) but I can’t find anything about how long a resume should be in New Zealand. Anyone?
that is retarded. tell your consultant to stick it. 2 pages is perfectly adequate. (i used to work at a recruitment agency, i should know.) the only time you need a hideously long cv is when you’re extremely high level, & going for a job where they are going to want to know the boring intricacies of how your accounting prowess has generated an extra 20% p.a., or what-the-fuck-ever. don’t sweat it kid. i will say though, my experiences with Manpower & Kelly Services have been pretty good.
Being someone who used to employ people a resume shouldn’t be more than 2 pages because we get bored and stop reading after that. But you should have a full CV available.