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CV is 2 pages long - staple it?

Do i bother stapling it - or leave it free as 2 separate pages (for posting as a letter)

also should it be on 2 separate pieces of paper (as opposed to being printed on both sides of 1 piece_

Reply 1

Geerththanan

17

I would suggest printing it on 2 seperate pieces of paper, and then staple it...

Reply 2

BlackHawk

17

Have you had that much relevant ant employment that it's two pages long?

If so, then two pages, stapled.

Reply 3

idiopathic

OP

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BlackHawk

Have you had that much relevant ant employment that it's two pages long?

If so, then two pages, stapled.

no, most of the 1st page is taken up by a table of my gcses (and Alevel) results...

Reply 4

Illusionary

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idiopathic

no, most of the 1st page is taken up by a table of my gcses (and Alevel) results...

You can probably considerably shorten it by not listing all of your individual GCSE subjects - giving the number obtained at each grade, and saying (hopefully) "including Maths and English" should normally cover everything that employers will care about.

Reply 5

Dagowly

7

CV's are so difficult, mine's at size 8 fonts and max'd out margains and i can only just get it on 2 pages :frown:

Reply 6

BlackHawk

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idiopathic

no, most of the 1st page is taken up by a table of my gcses (and Alevel) results...

Post it in the CV thread. One page for school results is generally excessive.

Reply 7

Howard

5

idiopathic

Do i bother stapling it - or leave it free as 2 separate pages (for posting as a letter)

also should it be on 2 separate pieces of paper (as opposed to being printed on both sides of 1 piece_

How about sewing the pages together with golden thread? Or have you though about using a much bigger piece of paper so it all fits on one sheet?

Hope this helps.

Reply 8

President_Ben

15

Most people end of story can fit it onto a page. Even after a couple decades of working experience.

Reply 9

ChemistBoy

16

I use a header and leave my CV pages seperate. I make sure that I include at the bottom of my cover letter the number of pages of enclosure.

president ben

Most people end of story can fit it onto a page. Even after a couple decades of working experience.

This depends entirely on the amount of information you are asked to provide in your CV by your prospective employer. You should redraft your CV for every position you apply for really and it doesn't hurt to ask what information they require.

Reply 10

President_Ben

15

This depends entirely on the amount of information you are asked to provide in your CV by your prospective employer. You should redraft your CV for every position you apply for really and it doesn't hurt to ask what information they require.

Yep. 1 page with different info. But still, 1 page. I've seen CVs for people with decades of experience in finance, non-profit, cancer research, industry and many other business sectors. All kept it to a page.

Reply 11

ChemistBoy

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President_Ben

Yep. 1 page with different info. But still, 1 page. I've seen CVs for people with decades of experience in finance, non-profit, cancer research, industry and many other business sectors. All kept it to a page.

We've been over this ground before. Suffice it to say there are many areas where a 2 page CV is normal (I never had a problem with a 2-page CV when I was applying for jobs after my degree) and that there are many areas where employers may like to know specific things in detail on your CV (such as in research - a list of publications, etc.). High powered individuals and those with lots of experience are generally well-known and can afford to be brief, especially about education history. Those with no experience may not be able to have that luxury (i.e. I could write a 50 word biography of myself, but I doubt it would contain enough information for some employers, but I should think that if I were a nobel laureate, it would more than suffice).

Reply 12

Howard

5

Interestingly, 1 page is a pretty strict (although unwritten) rule over here in the US. I've used 4 pages in the UK before.

Reply 13

2nd2god

11

Yep golden rule of cvs keep it to one page
or they probably cant be arsed to read it
and chuck it in the bin

Reply 14

CityMonkey

11

That's because Americans use resumes, which by definition are 1 pagers, CVs are not. Contrary to popular belief, there is a slight difference between the two.

Btw OP, why don't you print on both sides?

Reply 15

ChemistBoy

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MonteCristo

That's because Americans use resumes, which by definition are 1 pagers, CVs are not. Contrary to popular belief, there is a slight difference between the two.

It looks like it has been adopted here now along with a truck-load of american management philosophies. It seems to me that it is more acceptable to miss things out and scale-down unimportant things in a resume than in a CV.

Like I said, best to check with the particular employers about what information they would like to know.

Reply 16

The Regend

1

MonteCristo

That's because Americans use resumes, which by definition are 1 pagers, CVs are not. Contrary to popular belief, there is a slight difference between the two.

Btw OP, why don't you print on both sides?

NEVER print a double-sided CV! It will look tacky, especially on standard paper and will also look pretty unprofessional. Rarely, if ever, does one see professional documents printed double-sided. Ok, so it's one extra piece of paper per copy. But if it's going to mean a yes or no to a job, it's worth it!

Reply 17

Howard

5

ChemistBoy

It looks like it has been adopted here now along with a truck-load of american management philosophies. It seems to me that it is more acceptable to miss things out and scale-down unimportant things in a resume than in a CV.

Indeed. British CV's contain stuff like "hobbies & interests" - not something any American EVER wants to see on a resume.

CV is 2 pages long - staple it?

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