The modern resume

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I know what my biases are, but I haven't interviewed anywhere lately, and haven't interviewed more than a dozen candidates or so for my employer.

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[kls-eloise.livejournal.com]

I've been involved here with interviewing for legal assistants, paralegals, and attorneys. Our folks definitely seem to go on a "less is more" philosophy. They like one page resumes, don't care about objectives, volunteer work, professional associations (other than obviously, the bar), or any of that stuff. They want to see what the candidates have done, and be able to interpret how they'll fit into what we want them to do. They want to see solid work at reputable firms, in areas that show they'll be able to do our kind of work. The rest is just dross for some very, very busy people to wade through.