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But to answer that question, youll need to know what your brand is first. Try reading Tom Peters original article about personal branding or read Chris Brogans ebook. Both are great resources to get started.The One-PagerI need to make this clear, I am not a résumé expert, neither in certification nor in practice. However, I have talked with enough hiring managers in my research to know that if you are first entering the workforce, there is absolutely no reason to have a résumé longer than one page.That doesnt mean you cant talk about the other stuff.However, the lower you are on the rung, the more competition. And that means the more résumés hiring managers have to read just to make one choice.They will LOVE you for making that job easier.If you believe you cant fit it all into one page, then its time to make some executive decisions based on your personal brand. Then supplement your cover letter and résumé with links to your online résumés, like Visual CV.I want to leave y ou with one thought. If we were to consider our job search as just like running a business, then the idea of strategy begins to make better sense. What I mean is that the core of every business decision is rooted in a single thought process:Will this decision fit within my strategy?I recommend all job seekers take a weekend and really write out a business plan with that strategy. It is a lot of work to do this; however, when you come up against decisions, it will be easy to hold it up against your plan and get your answer.Who knows, you might get multiple offers. Now that would be a good problem to have!