How do you write a 2 page CV?
Just follow the formatting tips for 2 page resumes shown here.
- Repeat Your Name and Contact Info on Page 2.
- Don’t Repeat Your Skills on the Second Page.
- Don’t Repeat Your Resume Summary on Page Two.
- Put Your Most Important Facts on Page 1.
- Number Your Pages.
- Don’t Submit a Double-Sided Resume.
Should you staple a two-page resume?
Do not staple the resume, even if 2 (or more) pages. Without a staple, the two pages can be placed side-by-side to view the whole resume at once. That said, if you have a 2nd page, put your name on top of page 2 (header). By doing this, if the 2 pages are separated they can be easily put back together.
Should I put all my jobs on my CV?
Do you need to include all the jobs you’ve ever had on your resume? Short answer: No, you don’t. But be prepared to explain why an old job isn’t listed on your resume if the prospective employer discovers it or asks about any employment gaps between the jobs you did list.
How can I reduce my CV to two pages?
How to keep your CV to two pages
- Why is brevity important? To understand how the length of your CV affects your ability to land job interviews, you have to look at it from the point of view of the recruiters.
- Pare back older roles.
- Filter out irrelevant details.
- Avoid cliches.
- Don’t waste space with personal details.
Should my CV be one or two pages?
It is much better to have a good, strong one-page CV than a two-page one that is padded out with unnecessary information. Often a CV which has been spread out over two pages can, with a little careful tweaking, be made to fit onto one page – and this tends to have greater impact.
How do I keep my CV short?
Write concisely Long-winded sentences that fail to get the point quickly, will easily push your CV onto three or four pages if you let them. Avoid overusing personal pronouns, (I did, I was etc.) cut out filler words, (just, so, very, really etc.) and try to keep your bullet points to one line or less.