<p>I’ve definitely dropped the years I spent shelving library books they have no relevance to what I do currently and even the job where I was head librarian for a small university library. I do have is a more complete resume on my computer - it’s more than a page - so I don’t forget anything. Back when I was doing some artistic work (portraits) in addition to architecture I basically had two separate resumes - the one at the gallery was very different from the one architecture offices or clients would see. But I never hand out a resume that is more than a page. As an architect I do have a separate sheet of references. The only record I have of my high school and college jobs is on old paper resumes in a file drawer somewhere.</p>
<p>TooRich - I have an undergrad degree and two grad degrees - from Wellesley, UCBerkeley and Stanford. As you can imagine, I want to fit them all in ;). I’ve changed fields more than once as far as my work experience goes. I’ve been a top executive in two different companies and had responsible jobs in a couple of others. I STILL put it all on one page. And have no problem doing so. Different resumes with different emphases, sure. But more than one page. Nix that.</p>
<p>Agree with mathmom. The resume you prepare to snag a desired job is not the place for you to have an archive of every position you’ve ever held. If you’re concerned you might forget one of the jobs you’ve held, I’m sure there are numerous ways to retain that history.</p>
<p>Incorporating it all into every resume you submit is not a good plan.</p>
<p>It depends on the field and on the type of job you want to snatch, I don’t have any pre-college experience in my resume either but mine is a 2-page resume. In my field, I’ve seen a lot of resumes that are more than 1 page, only new graduates or somebody with less than 5 years of experience has 1 page resume.</p>
<p>It probably is field specific, since some of us are emphatic that a resume would be skewered if it were more than one page. Others are certain the key buzzwords would be missing if you didn’t cover your whole history.</p>
<p>Perhaps both are correct.</p>
<p>The majority seem to favor one-page limit, so that may be the wisest course unless you know for sure that the norm in your field is longer and unless you’ve been out in the workplace long enough to justify it.</p>
<p>Those for whom > 1 page is okay/wise might be helpful in posting the field involved.</p>