Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general resume assessment request

On 6 Feb 2006, at 16:29, Larson Rider wrote:

> Adrian,
>
> You make some good points, but some of your absolutes aren't.

As I said "my personal biases" :-)

That said, my doleful rants down the pub on the occasions when I've  
had to wade through CVs usually get grumbles of agreement from fellow  
sufferers.

> Font, I agree with a 12 point for this resume due to a lot of white
> space, however 11 point is now common, even 10 point if there are  
> large
> blocks of text.

If it's common I've not seen it. Somebody sends me several pages of  
10pt text then it's going to go straight in the bin :-)

It's not just the legibility issue. If somebody gives me four pages  
of 10pt text then I /know/ they are giving me far too much  
information and don't know how to communicate succinctly.

Adrian