Is it the norm in desh to submit 5-7 page resumes for even simple jobs?

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TeenDabbyWala April 7, 2006, 10:14pm 1

and include such information as their place of birth, father’s name and attach a photograph?

Had to review a few resumes for a simple student job at my university. Foreign student Desis (both Paki and Indian) went all out with 5-7 page resumes and some even included their master’s thesis and published papers.

black_beauty April 7, 2006, 11:02pm 2

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LOL @ masters thesis!

Didn't know that our desi frens are OVER-QUALIFIED to fill up that many pages..

where is it at?

Cheegum April 7, 2006, 11:26pm 3

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Very true. This person i know submitted a 4 page resume in essay form (font size 8) for a simple tech support position. This is an error than can be easily corrected if proper information on resume building is available more readily for newcomers.

niyal April 8, 2006, 12:01am 4

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i submit 1 page and it works real good.

but i have also seen 100 page resume

Lucid_Chaotic April 8, 2006, 12:09am 5

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when you say they "included" their masters thesis... you mean some type of an abstract right??

multi page resumes are a norm when one applies for a job in academia or management consulting, and hence, there's a difference between a resume' and a CV.

I maintain a 3 page resume' while my CV spans 12 pages and growing! - it includes a listing of the publications, community service highlights, speaking engagements, teaching credentials etc.

TeenDabbyWala April 8, 2006, 1:28am 6

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A multipage resume is fine, when applying to a position that justifies it Applying to a simple phone answering/making photocopies job with a multipage resume is just silly.

Lucid_Chaotic April 8, 2006, 1:58am 7

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agreed... and that's what I said... its a requirement in academia and consulting, but I haven't seen it and wouldn't expect to see it elsewhere.

Sara516 April 9, 2006, 7:29pm 8

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Teendabba, where are you hiring ? :)

TeenDabbyWala April 10, 2006, 1:30am 9

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Texas. But not hiring anymore.

hot_chocolate April 17, 2006, 10:13pm 10

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Most employers would put a 5-7 page resume straight into the bin.

Asif2000 April 20, 2006, 8:15pm 11

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I can't possibly fit eveything I have worked on in last 10 years, on a single page, even if I only have one line for each major project. Last time I tried, I left out a lot of things but I still couldn't make it fit in one page. Mine is a 3 page long. My references are on the 4th page which I don't consider as part of my resume.

Mal1k April 25, 2006, 12:45pm 12

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Can anyone link sites which help make better CVs & resumes...it would be a great help

twin_born April 25, 2006, 12:51pm 13

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I think here ...we used to submit just 1 page resumes for internships as well as as for multi national jobs.......

legbreakgoogly April 25, 2006, 3:32pm 14

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malik,

is one such site. Google "CV assistance"-you'll get some good stuff.

Mal1k April 26, 2006, 2:52am 15

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Thankaaaaaaaaasssssssssss ^^

legbreakgoogly April 26, 2006, 10:49am 16

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Your most welcome.

Sara516 April 29, 2006, 1:06pm 17

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I just re-did my resume yesterday and it turned otu to be two pages.. woohoo

MYwish April 30, 2006, 11:22am 18

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well the thing is that back in Pakistan the first time I applied for a job I submiited a one page resume (the job opening was in my cousin's office). It got rejected and he later told me that people usually put more effort in making a resume and it should be deatiled and everything. So the next time around I sent a three page CV with all sorts of BLAH BLAH in it and I got selected. :) . now that I am in the UK its a different story altogether. So I know where those desi students are coming from.

Moral of the story . Different countries, different CV's.

Sara516 April 30, 2006, 1:21pm 19

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Mywish, ur a fob ??

Danish_Born_Desi April 30, 2006, 2:26pm 20

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Resume should only be 1 page not even a full page. The resume is the ONLY thing to grab the employers attention and to make him read ur CV aswell. You have to make urself standout in the resume and u dont do that by writing 5 pages abt this and that. Single most important key point is: Why are YOU best qualified for this position? The arguments for this has to be real specific arguments not just general ones. In the CV you write ALL that u have done and personal skills, social etc.