Different people have told me that a two-page resume is better than a one-page resume, and vice versa - and I should take into consideration the "8-10 year rule of thumb." What is this rule? For the record, there are jobs on my resume that I am proud of and do not want to take off to make my resume shorter. What should I do?


am pretty certain the '8 to 10 year' rule you refer to is the employment industry's "resume rule of thumb" that dictates a construction executive job seeker need only list their employment history for jobs held within the last 8 to 10 years. This has been widely adopted by many construction executive job seekers, but is it legal and worth the risk?
the After-Acquired Evidence Theory, a legally binding dismissal process an employer may use to terminate an employee. This theory states that an employer can terminate an employee provided the employee's conduct is sufficiently serious in nature, and can be admitted as after-acquired (or hired) evidence. Meaning, if you fail to list a previous employer on a resume or application, lie about your education or experience, or fabricate a college degree earned during an interview, your employer can use such evidence as future grounds for your dismissal.
On the plus side, however, according to the Legal Self-Help site Nolo.com if you did lie on your job application or resume, your employer may use the misinformation as their defense only if it was truly related to your job duties or performance. The employer must be able to show that you would have been fired -- or not hired in the first place -- if he or she had known the truth.