What Makes a Résumé Land — and What Doesn't

The most common résumé we see simply lists past duties in chronological order. But a reader does not want to know what you did — they want to know what you can do.

For each project, briefly set out the scale, the team structure, your role, the technologies used and the results. Your place in the team structure in particular is the first thing an interviewer checks.

Two to three pages is about right. Taking the time to change which experience you highlight for each application is, in the end, the fastest route.