resume length for apps

Question

I'm sure this dead horse topic has been beaten to death, but is the general guideline for B-school APPLICATION (not job searching) resumes to keep them at 1 page? I have one that's 2 pages and I'm wondering how big of a potential problem I may be causing for myself.

Also, are there any schools that REQUIRE a 1 page max resume?

Also, are there any schools that REQUIRE a 1 page max resume?

agold · Answer

You are doing yourself a disservice by not keeping it to 1 page. Just cut stuff out - everyone has to do it.

riverripper · Answer

You are going to spend a lot of time working on your applications you should redo your resume. Honestly a b-school resume is often different than a professional one depending on your career. If you have a technical career you will want to get away from some of that. A school doesnt care if a software engineer is a java expert while companies would.

When you get to school its going to have to be 1 page anyways so why not get ahead of the curve a little and just make it that length now. Get it down to 1 page.

When you get to school its going to have to be 1 page anyways so why not get ahead of the curve a little and just make it that length now. Get it down to 1 page.

kryzak · Answer

ONE PAGE, stick with it, no discussions allowed.

togafoot · Answer

Mine was 1.5 pages

For most people it will be 1 page, but if you have extensive experience then it may go onto 2 pages. For my current school we've been told 1 page, but 2 is acceptable if you've had a few jobs, which in my case is true, 6 jobs in my resume, so i needed 1.5 pages

riverripper · Answer

Toga, you are not going to school in the US and werent applying from within the US. It seems 2 page resumes (CVs) are very common internationally but they definitely aren't in the US. I dont think going over will get you dinged.

If you are applying to schools in the US, especially if you are located in the US then you definitely should stick to only one page.

If you are applying to schools in the US, especially if you are located in the US then you definitely should stick to only one page.

resume length for apps

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