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If he has no problem getting roles with a longer CV then he doesn't need to change it.
Some of the people who have longer CVs actually have stuff like their one claim to fame, qualifications, open source projects and published papers on the last page(s). Remember not everyone does the same type of work here.
Absolutely . most of my IB roles are on the later pages.
I could reduce the roles down to date and role only to get these on 2 pages but it looks SH***
I thought someone would say that and fair enough. Just making the point. Not sure why improving it to remove the element that might be a problem at sometime isn't a good idea. You can see how opinions are divided on here so you can be absolutely sure that opinion extends to the clients. Am sure well written it will be even better at two pages.
Fair point about the different types of work on here though but we've seen enough discussions on this topic to know this isn't common and there are more like the OP then the people you mention.
Your selling point also includes relevant information including experience, not huffing on about stuff the client can't quantify.. And if popular thinking and most advice based on research into people's behaviors says 2 is enough why would you present yourself to a potential risk by ignoring conventional wisdom?
Remembering also your audience is the most important thing here. You are creating a CV for them, not really for you. You might want to fly in the face of conventional wisdom but you are not then key audience.
If he has no problem getting roles with a longer CV then he doesn't need to change it.
Some of the people who have longer CVs actually have stuff like their one claim to fame, qualifications, open source projects and published papers on the last page(s). Remember not everyone does the same type of work here.
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