Some job seekers are adding more details to their résumés to stand out, but experts warn that overly long CVs can hurt people's prospects. Here's how to fix it. Story by tparadis@businessinsider ...

AlamyThis would be too long. By Marcelle Yeager How long should your résumé be? It's a long-standing debate among recruiters, but there is one thing they agree on: it needs to be relevant.

Is your resume too long? These are the top mistakes to avoid when applying to jobs. Average CV has doubled to two pages in recent years with applicants adding more keywords.

Employers are rushing to interview applicants with résumé gaps as long as two years, according to a recent study of more than 36,000 applications by the résumé-writing service ResumeGo.

When a résumé gets too long, it can make it harder for a job seeker to stand out. Joe Raedle/Getty Images 2024-11-30T11:08:01Z ...