[morgante]

It's not "just an opinion." It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies.

Lots of people think they're special snowflakes. They're not.

If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills. It got to the point where I would automatically toss out any resume longer than 1 page.

[solipsism]

It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies

No, it's really not. I've been involved in hiring at multiple American companies. One page is not important. No more pages than you need to highlight your highly impactful experiences is much better advice.

If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills

You are a special snowflake.

[morgante]

> You are a special snowflake.

I'm not even the only person saying it in this thread.

In very rare cases, you can get away with 2 pages. A self-taught developer just getting into the field is definitely not one of those cases.

I've almost never seen a resume which should be been longer and I've seen hundreds which should have been shorter.

[lucb1e]

> which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies.

It does seem to come up a lot on HN whenever the topic comes up, yeah. Though the odds are high, OP might not be American -- and besides that, others will read this thread as well. Perhaps it would be better if we mentioned where on the planet we are when discussing things like this.

[morgante]

That's why I deliberately included "American" in my response. This varies substantially between countries.

[davewasthere]

In the UK, recruiting for various organisations, the defacto standard seemed around two pages. one seemed a little too concise/sparse, three a little too verbose.

That said, 1-3 is sort of acceptable depending on how relevant the information is. But 4+ pages would definitely get thrown in the circular file.

[morgante]

I'm talking from a US perspective. This varies substantially across countries.

[ionised]

CVs and resumes tend to take a different format.

[gorbachev]

It hasn't been established best practice in any company I've ever worked with. I am interviewing candidates at my company. I see maybe 1 resume out of 20 that fits on a single page. Nobody gives a shit.

What we DO give a shit about is what's actually in it.