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Jun 6, 2024
11:06:16am

Blue Ridge All-American

I interviewed an accounting grad from 2001 that had on her resume CPA candidate

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Blue Ridge

Previous username: JONBOY
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Interviewing someone today who graduated from college in 2007 and has a 3 page resume. It's like starting your at-bat

Clark Addison All-American

Jun 6, 11:02am

I interviewed an accounting grad from 2001 that had on her resume CPA candidate

Blue Ridge

Jun 6, 11:06am

That’s 17 years. I could easily see a 2 page resume there. 3’s a little much but

BlooCoug

Jun 6, 11:08am

You should never have a 3-page resume

darkcoug

Jun 6, 11:15am

Signed, everyone with a curriculum vitae.

BlooCoug

Jun 6, 11:16am

That's just a ridiculous sweeping statement

Mitty

Jun 6, 12:24pm

Come on - sorry one of my pet peeves - anyone who critiques someone on their

OC Coug

Jun 6, 11:16am

There is a standard resume. It is one page.

ochobeeguy

Jun 6, 11:34am

Yeah until you meet the interviewer who says it isn't

OC Coug

Jun 6, 11:52am

I can't imagine someone wanting to read a 3 page resume

Belboz

Jun 6, 11:54am

I'm sure skimming quickly really helps understand a person's background

Mitty

Jun 6, 12:26pm

It does enough to sift through garbage resumes

Belboz

Jun 6, 6:31pm

It's ok. If you want to be different and have a 3-pager, you do that.

ochobeeguy

Jun 6, 12:05pm

Yeah and you are missing the point of the whole discussion

OC Coug

Jun 6, 12:23pm

That's a standard only for people early in their careers. People with a lot of

BlooCoug

Jun 6, 1:28pm

The self-satisfied judgment by people on this topic is so off-putting,

Mitty

Jun 6, 12:26pm

Get it to 1 page. Only the stuff relevant to the job being applied for.

LifeLongLakerFan

Jun 6, 11:18am

Is there something missing in regards to why you feel this way, or is this based on an industry standard that has

DJROSS

Jun 6, 11:19am

TNT has but one question

TNT

Jun 6, 11:20am

On the advice of counsel, I will be refraining from answering

Jun 6, 11:23am

I saw a recent candidate had their crossfit and avalanche certifications listed

rad dawg

Jun 6, 11:30am

I gave a “no” vote to one of these a few months back. She had held the same

DiamondMo

Jun 6, 12:02pm

I can't think of any reason I'd have a problem with a resume 1-5 pages in length

Mitty

Jun 6, 12:22pm

A 3-page resume gets you scratched from the lineup

Jun 6, 12:30pm

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