How long should a resume be? Like what’s the sweet spot?

I’ve reviewed thousands of resumes at Okta, Apple and some big tech (I used to be a career coach) if your content is strong and focused, 2 pages won’t hurt you

I used to recruit at CrowdStrike, Tesla, and Cloudflare. 2 pages is totally fine if it’s clear and relevant. Just use clean formatting, standard headers, and match keywords from the job description so "ATS" picks it up properly

For mid-career professionals (which it sounds like you are), 2 pages is the sweet spot. Especially in marketing!

I used to stress about squeezing everything into one page, but once I hit year 8 in marketing, i gave up on that. my resume’s now two clean pages. page 1 has all the heavy-hitters and recent wins, page 2 is older roles + freelance. Got me my last two jobs with no issues

I kept freelance stuff in a separate projects section so it didn’t make everything run long. might help you too!

as a recruiter: 2 pages is fine if it’s relevant. but if you’re putting stuff from 2011 that doesn’t apply… cut it 😅

one page is great for junior folks but once you’ve got a decade of work? 2 is totally normal imo

Got 10+ yrs too and my resume’s 2 pages, no complaints. Never had anyone say it was “too long.”

if it’s relevant, keep it. just make sure your best stuff is on page 1 so they don’t have to flip.

also in marketing, and mine’s 2 pages. 1 felt way too cramped once i passed 5 yrs experience tbh.

i got hired last year w/ a 2-pager. key is making sure everything on it actually matters. no fluff, no filler.