Is that not the first test for a job application? Can the applicant tell me enough about himself/herself to make me interested him/her in the time that it takes me to spill my coffee wait for my PC to boot? I have to turn a page? Who do they think they are?
I dunno. I never had to process job applications. I may be unfair on the people who do.
no, not if you have enough relevant work experience. HOWEVER, unless you have about a gajillion years in your field, current word is to keep it below two pages. make sure it is tailored to your current position (will they care about work or school more, etc), get your selling points up front at the top, and a cover letter is always a bonus.
and of course it changes by the job... and they can tell when you didnt change a thing...
It definitely depends on the job. I just wrote a letter of recommendation for a faculty member to get promoted to a full professorship, and her CV was 27(!) pages long-mostly listing publications. I think in certain professions, like academics, that's more expected. Not that someone is going to sit and read the whole thing. I certainly didn't.
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Is that not the first test for a job application? Can the applicant tell me enough about himself/herself to make me interested him/her in the time that it takes me to spill my coffee wait for my PC to boot? I have to turn a page? Who do they think they are?
I dunno. I never had to process job applications. I may be unfair on the people who do.
no, not if you have enough relevant work experience. HOWEVER, unless you have about a gajillion years in your field, current word is to keep it below two pages. make sure it is tailored to your current position (will they care about work or school more, etc), get your selling points up front at the top, and a cover letter is always a bonus.
and of course it changes by the job... and they can tell when you didnt change a thing...
It definitely depends on the job. I just wrote a letter of recommendation for a faculty member to get promoted to a full professorship, and her CV was 27(!) pages long-mostly listing publications. I think in certain professions, like academics, that's more expected. Not that someone is going to sit and read the whole thing. I certainly didn't.
Two pages. I hope. It took a crowbar to fit myself into that much space, but I managed with the help of a dear and pragmatic friend.