How to shorten a resume?

Hi there,

Great question. So there's definitely a balance to be struck between content and impact. When our clients come to us with long resumes, we generally focus on the fluff sections (undergrad activities, education - there can be a lot more words than necessary in these areas) and come to professional components last.

What you want to avoid is getting into a position where things you did and the impact you had aren't documented. Also, rotational programs are a great way to show depth and breadth and to leave things out takes away from an otherwise natural strong story.

In your case, I would say get creative in how you convey each of these rotations. You could do something where the title is your title and division, below which you have a sentence or two describing the role of this function in the business, after which each bullet is a project you did. You could do "Project Name: sentence describing project and impact delivered that starts with action verb".

That let's you get across all your accomplishments while also getting to the "so what" quickly.

What do you think? I can't see your resume so I hope this is helpful.

Bhavik