Should a resume be one page?
For students, new graduates, and most professionals with under about 10 years of experience, yes — one page. A single focused page signals you can prioritize. Extend to two pages only when you have extensive directly-relevant experience that genuinely doesn't fit, not to include older or unrelated roles.
Recruiters aren't counting pages — they're scanning for fit. A one-pager that's all signal beats a two-pager padded with a decade-old internship and a generic skills wall.
If you're squeezing to fit one page, cut old roles, shrink margins slightly, and remove filler like 'references available on request' before you shrink the font below 10pt.
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