Resume Length

[Brian]

When I view my resume on my computer, it's 2 pages. When
I print it, it's 2 pages. I've sent it to others, some
have said it's 2 pages, but others who say it's 3 pages.
Why does this happen and how can I make it not happen?

Please respond to the email address above if possible.
Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Answered in two other NGs. Please do not multipost (and note that two
pages--even three--is not a "long document").

 

[Brian]

I tried the link provided and that didn't do the trick.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, I'm not sure what "the trick" is. The answer is that documents are
reformatted for the current printer. If you want to make sure that your
documents don't flow to a third page on someone else's machine, you need to
control the flow using "Keep with next" and "Keep lines together" and make
sure you allow sufficient margins.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Brian

I tried the link provided and that didn't do the trick.

My standard-answer on this one is: Don't send Word documents around
unless you want the recipient to actually change it. Convert your
document to PDF and send this.

Reflow is something that is quite inherent in Word: And it sure looks
silly on a HR guys PC if your résumé or CV does not break exactly where
you had intended it to.

YMMV
..bob
...Word-MVP
....and I agree: 2 pages doesn't really qualify for .longdocs ... ;-)

 

[Phil]

Reflow is something that is quite inherent in Word: And it sure looks

silly on a HR guys PC if your résumé or CV does not break exactly where
you had intended it to.

At least I'd consider hiring the person who sent a Word document.
Send me a .pdf and you can go apply at another company.

 

[Graham Mayor]

At least I'd consider hiring the person who sent a Word document.
Send me a .pdf and you can go apply at another company.

Brilliant - you'd rather have a document that will not appear as intended,
and could be a carrier of malicious code, than the more courteous option of
a document that will appear as transmitted and cannot carry code - if you
carry such short sightedness to the rest of your business, why would he want
to work for you?

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[Dayo Mitchell]

At least I'd consider hiring the person who sent a Word document.
Send me a .pdf and you can go apply at another company.

Why would you react to a pdf that way?

DM

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Phil

At least I'd consider hiring the person who sent a Word document.
Send me a .pdf and you can go apply at another company.

Well, at the very least: If you haven't made that (I shall call it
"peculiar") preference of yours dead certain to all potential candidates
(like making it a precondition in your ads to send in DOC), then you are
selecting in a very bad way: You might prefer those who don't give the
file format the slightest thought over those who make very REASONABLE
assumptions about it.

Greetinx
..bob
...Word-MVP