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Seven exceptions to job search rules

cnn.com — Don't talk with your mouth full. Don't talk to strangers. Look both ways before crossing the street.These are rules we've heard since we were young - but like mama always said, rules are made to broken.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 7, 2008

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  • sirbeta, on 09/07/2008, -1/+7The typo in your resume rule should be a no brainer that you can't break. If you can't be bothered to make sure your resume is perfect, how could a potential employer really feel confident in you?
  • hungerf3, on 09/07/2008, -0/+3I've always gone with a 2 page resume (front and back of a single sheet).

    The front is a summary, while the back fills in more details.
    I find it also works as a filter, the companies which didn't look at the back were ones I didn't want to work for anyway.

    Three pages just feels risky - what if the third page comes loose? With two, you are just using the space that would be wasted anyway.

    Another tip - give out copies in a format which can't be edited.

    Years ago, before I started using a locked PDF, I found that a headhunting company I was working with made some massive changes without telling me - adding jobs I hadn't worked, and skills that I didn't have.
    That interview was a waste of time for myself, and the company I was interviewing with.
  • MatthewK, on 09/07/2008, -1/+4Wow, I thought this was going to be just another worthless article, but it was actually quite useful. I'm in-between jobs at the moment so this is helpful. Thanks for sharing! :)
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  • Domainstyling, on 09/08/2008, -0/+0Great article.
  • pbuzzer, on 02/23/2009, -0/+0Rules are made to be broken. You always have to figure out a way to make your resume rise to the top of the pile.
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  • sweeneyowns, on 09/07/2008, -2/+1thanks for stating the obvious CNN.
  • Bidofthis, on 09/07/2008, -2/+1Digg up if it's o.k. to have 3 page resume.
    Digg down if it's not o.k. to have a 3 page resume.

    I am trying to convince a friend who does not have a lot of technical experience that it's NOT o.k. to have a 3 page resume.

    An attorney or an engineer it's o.k. but not an aspiring assistant editor with various bookstore experience.

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