Job search guides
One question per guide, answered directly. Written by Karim Diabate.
- What actually decides whether you need a second page
The one-page rule is a convention almost nobody enforces, with one real exception. Here is what decides your page count, and what to cut when it runs over.
- Which differences between the two are worth fixing
A comparison sorts every skill in the posting into matched, partial or missing. Only one of those three is usually worth your next ten minutes.
- Where tailoring pays off, and where it stops paying
Tailoring moves a short, specific list of things on a resume, and the list runs out sooner than most advice admits. Here is where the effort stops paying.
- Tailoring a resume without rewriting it from scratch
Tailoring a resume does not mean writing a new one for every application. Here is what actually needs to change, and what you can leave alone.