I hear if you’re just getting out of college(graduated) or you’re entry level that you should have an 2nd page with your resume to include accomplishments and awards….but I have long history of employment. While creating my resume all my employment fited on the 1st page..but I don’t have enough room for my education and Certifications on the 1st page. I’m using the smallest font(10 size) so I don’t wanna squeeze it in and make the 1st page look unprofessional.
My question is……Is a 2nd page with education & certifications/Licenses good look for a resume(towards an employer that is)?

I’ll give you my standard answer. Your resume needs to be as long as it needs to be, but you must "make the sale" by half way down the first page, or the rest of it won’t get read regardless of how long or short it is.

If you have a long work history, and it is relevant, get it on the resume. One of the keys to a good resume is relevancy. It doesn’t matter how proud you may be of an accomplishment in your life, if it doesn’t relate to the job or your character for the job, it doesn’t matter.

The other key is presentation and readability. Hold the resume at arm’s length. Does it look right? White space helps. Resumes that are floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall words are difficult to read and may not get read for that reason.

Having said that, most of the resumes I’ve seen have been one or two pages long.

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  1. Dan sagt:

    I’ll give you my standard answer. Your resume needs to be as long as it needs to be, but you must "make the sale" by half way down the first page, or the rest of it won’t get read regardless of how long or short it is.

    If you have a long work history, and it is relevant, get it on the resume. One of the keys to a good resume is relevancy. It doesn’t matter how proud you may be of an accomplishment in your life, if it doesn’t relate to the job or your character for the job, it doesn’t matter.

    The other key is presentation and readability. Hold the resume at arm’s length. Does it look right? White space helps. Resumes that are floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall words are difficult to read and may not get read for that reason.

    Having said that, most of the resumes I’ve seen have been one or two pages long.
    References :
    As a hiring manager, I’ve read thousands of resumes, conducted hundreds of interviews and hired scores of people.

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