簡歷應該用一張紙還是兩張？

Can a two-page resume increase your odds of getting hired?

一份兩頁的簡歷能增加你被錄用的機率？

Until you’ve reached the mid-point of your career, or unless you’re in a unique industry like academia or medicine, your resume should always be one-page long, right?

在你到達職業生涯中期之前，或者除非你從事的是類似學術界或醫學界這樣的特殊行業，你的簡歷總應該是一頁，是嗎？

Maybe not.

也許不是。

Despite the long-held convention, a recent study has found that two-page resumes are actually preferred by recruiters, no matter the candidate’s experience level.

儘管這慣例由來已久，但最近的一項研究發現，無論求職者的經驗水平如何，事實上，招聘者更偏愛兩頁的簡歷。

The study, conducted by resume writing service ResumeGo, found that compared with single-page resumes, two-page resumes increase the amount of time recruiters spend reviewing the applicant, and can ultimately improve the candidate’s likelihood of getting hired.

此項研究是由提供簡歷寫作服務的ResumeGo進行的。研究發現，與單頁簡歷相比，兩頁的簡歷可以增加招聘者對求職者的審覈時間，最終提高候選人被錄用的可能性。

ResumeGo asked 482 recruiters, hiring managers and HR professionals to screen nearly 8,000 resumes in a hiring simulation, over 5,000 of which used at least part of a second page.

在一次招聘模擬中，ResumeGo請482名招聘人員、招聘經理和人力資源專家對近8,000份簡歷進行篩選，其中有超過5,000份簡歷的篇幅至少超過了第二頁的一部分。

The study concluded that recruiters were 2.3 times as likely to prefer two-page resumes, scoring their ability to “summarize the candidate’s work experiences and overall credentials” higher by an average of 21%.

該研究的結論是：招聘者對兩頁簡歷的喜愛程度是一頁簡歷的2.3倍，他們對“申請人工作經驗及整體資歷概括”能力的打分平均提高了21％。

Furthermore, when it came time to make a final decision, participants spent an average of more than four minutes reviewing two-page resumes, compared with less than two and a half minutes on those that were confined to one.

此外，在做最終決定的時候，參與者平均多花四分鐘來瀏覽兩頁的簡歷，相比之下，單頁簡歷的瀏覽時間還不到兩分半。

“We were pretty surprised ourselves,” says Peter Yang, the CEO of ResumeGo.

“我們自己非常驚訝，”ResumeGo首席執行官，彼得•楊說。

Yang says that after seeing candidates whittle their resumes down to a single page by increasing the margins, reducing the font size and even removing some potentially relevant information, he decided to test the conventional wisdom that forbids page two.

楊說，一些申請人通過增加邊距、縮小字體甚至是刪除一些可能相關的信息，來把簡歷縮減到一頁。他看到這種情況後，決定測試一下簡歷不超兩頁慣例。

“I think that belief wasn’t actually grounded in any scientific data or research, and I’m not sure how it came about,” he says.

“我認爲，這種觀念其實沒有任何科學數據或研究依據，我不清楚它是如何形成的，”他說。

Yang adds that if a resume doesn’t require two pages, job seekers shouldn’t take his study to suggest they need to add more information just for the sake of reaching the second page.

楊補充說道，如果簡歷不到兩頁，求職者不應該覺得，這項研究是在建議他們增添信息，來把字符碼到第二頁。

“It would come across as unnatural,” he says. “It would seem clear to the reader that you’re just adding in fluff.”

“這會讓人覺得不自然，”他說。“讀的人很清楚，你只是增加了一些不重要的內容。”

The study ultimately found that employers were 2.9 times more likely to prefer a two-page resume when hiring for managerial positions, 2.6 times as likely to prefer them for mid-level positions, and 1.4 times as likely to prefer a two-page resume for entry-level job openings.

該研究最終發現，招聘管理職位時，2.9倍的僱主更偏愛兩頁的簡歷，中級職位招聘爲2.6倍，初級職位招聘對兩頁簡歷的偏愛爲1.4倍。

翻譯：Claire