A US resume is short and direct: one page for most people with under about ten years of experience, two for senior roles. It leaves out the photo, date of birth, marital status and full address, and opens with your name, city, phone, email and a link to your work.
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Bullet points start with action verbs and show results with numbers wherever you can. These templates suit that format, with compact headers and no photo space. In the builder, set the paper to US Letter rather than A4 so the page prints correctly for American employers, and send the PDF unless a portal asks for Word.
One page is expected for most people with under about ten years of experience. Senior professionals can use two pages if every section is relevant.
US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches, not A4. Switch the paper setting in the builder before you download so the margins and page breaks come out right.
No. US employers avoid both to keep hiring free of discrimination claims, and many recruiters set aside resumes that include them.
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