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It's an established best practice which you will hear from anyone involved in hiring at American companies

No, it's really not. I've been involved in hiring at multiple American companies. One page is not important. No more pages than you need to highlight your highly impactful experiences is much better advice.

If you're incapable of fitting your experience into 1 page (when that's the prevailing standard), it makes me seriously question your critical thinking skills

You are a special snowflake.




> You are a special snowflake.

I'm not even the only person saying it in this thread.

In very rare cases, you can get away with 2 pages. A self-taught developer just getting into the field is definitely not one of those cases.

I've almost never seen a resume which should be been longer and I've seen hundreds which should have been shorter.




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