1. Cut the oldest jobs
Anything over 15 years old usually doesn't belong. Either drop it entirely or compress to a single 'Earlier experience' line.
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2. Trim bullets to the strongest 3 per role
Most older roles only need 2–3 bullets. Keep the most impressive, recent, and relevant accomplishments.
3. Use a tighter layout
Switch to a 10–10.5pt body font, narrow your margins to 0.5–0.7 inches, and use single-line spacing between bullets.
4. Drop redundant sections
- References on request — assumed, remove it
- Hobbies — only keep if directly relevant
- Address — city + state is enough
- Objective statement — replace with a summary
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