A Multiple Page Resume
Chances are a majority of you have ended up with a multiple page resume. As I said earlier in this guide, that is perfectly fine. In fact, I would much rather see you go to two pages if your career history calls for it. Resumes of three pages or more are somewhat rare, but they do exist for certain industries and for people with extensive careers to cover.
How do you format your resume if it goes to another page?
Simple. You put another header on the 2nd page. The header on your first page looked something like this:
It had your name and your contact info.
One option is to simply copy this header a 2nd time and include a “Page 2 of 2″ or “Page 3 of 3″ statement in the header.
What I prefer to do is something like: Name, Page 2 of 2, and some limited contact info. Something like the image below:
Now notice in this image that I have a section title that reads “Career History Continued.” This is because the career history got broken up when I went to the 2nd page. If you are able to go to a new page and start a completely new section of your resume on that new page, then you don’t need something like this. But if you had to interrupt any section during a page break, then make sure you label the continuation of that section on the new page.
It’s important that every page of your resume at least have your name on it. It just looks professional, and it helps the hiring manager keep track of things.